Stationing Marines among the local population will increase the risk of such attacks, until U.S. forces are able to win over residents through providing development aid and security.

• 上周六，两名美军士兵在阿富汗东部地区遭简易爆炸装置袭击而死亡，而周四在赫尔曼德省的另一地方另一次爆炸夺去了两名英军士兵的性命。