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Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah

MARJAH, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say outnumbered Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, as U.S.-ledtype:bold,italic; forces converge on a pocket of militants in a western section of the southern Afghan town. Despite continuing fighting, Marjah’s newly oppointed civilian chief planned to fly into the town Monday for the first time since the attack to begin restoring Afghan government control and winning over the population after years of Taliban rule.