Marjah
Marjah
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Marjah (also spelled Marjeh;
Operation Moshtarak (or the Battle of Marjah) took place in the area.
Population and economy
Marjah is geographically situated in one of Afghanistan's major belts of poppy fields,[6] which are a source of funds for the Taliban.[7] According to one figure, 10% of global illicit opium production in the year 2000 originated from the Marjah/Nad-i-Ali area.[8] During the 1950s and 1960s the United States funded a scheme, run by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority, to irrigate the fields around Marjah (Lashkar Gah/Helmand was nicknamed "Little America"), with many canals remaining to this day.[1][7]
In conjunction with this American-led development, which included building and staffing a number of local schools, the Afghan government jump-started a program in 1959 to resettle
Climate
Data collected in the 1950s in the Marjah/Chah-i-Anjirs area showed an average rainfall of over one inch per month from December through March, peaking in January at 2.46 inches. The rest of the year experienced little or no precipitation, and besides January, there was actually a consistent net loss of water through evaporation. June, July, and August experienced average high temperatures of over 100 °F (38 °C), while the average lows in winter bottomed out at just above freezing in December and January.[10]
See also
- Marjah Accelerated Agricultural Transition (2010 project)
- Helmand Province
- Battle of Marjah
References
- ^ TIME. Archived from the originalon February 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
A town of 80,000, Marja...
- ^ Perry, Tony (2010-02-03). "In Afghanistan, Marines ready attack on Taliban redoubt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
Marja, with a population estimated at 85,000...
- ^ Marquez, Miguel (2010-02-03). "Afghanistan: Marines Gear Up for Biggest Fight Yet". ABC News. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
Marja and the surrounding area, with an estimated population of 125,000...
- ^ Porter, Gareth (8 March 2010). "POLITICS: Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-84904-164-5.
- ^ Nordland, Rod (2010-02-03). "Military Officials Say Afghan Fight Is Coming". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ a b Perry, Tony (2010-01-31). "Marine assault vehicles key to Afghan strategy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ISBN 978-1-59921-131-2.
- ^ Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (2010-02-10). "Marines plan joint mission to eject insurgents from last Helmand stronghold". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ISBN 9780598753779.
Further reading
- Gareth Porter. "Marjah: The Non-Existent City the Military Said We Conquered in Afghanistan". AlterNet.
- David Guttenfelder. "Marjah offensive: Q&A on why it matters to Afghanistan war". Christian Science Monitor.
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