New plan in Afghanistan means smaller Marine bases
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He also said Washington and its allies must build up the Afghan national army and police and help Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan secure their common border.
Pakistan's army said Thursday it had moved troops from elsewhere on its side of the border to the stretch opposite Helmand to try to stop any militants from fleeing the offensive. Helmand's strategic setting will give the U.S. an opportunity to interdict fighters coming from Pakistan.
Elsewhere, the U.S. military announced that insurgents were believed to have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday. The missing soldier was not involved in Operation Khanjar, or "Strike of the Sword," under way in the south.
Afghan developments
Fighting: 4,000 Marines lead Afghan offensive
Missing: A U.S. soldier is believed captured
Border: Pakistan aims to block militants' retreatHeady
Contributing: Associated Press
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