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July 08, 2009

That new directive on Afghan civilian casualties

Last week, as the marines launched their offensive in Helmand Province, Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal issued new orders, telling U.S. forces to back off their pursuit of Taliban. Here's Nancy Youssef's story

Now the unclassified version of the directive has been released -- interestingly, though not surprisingly, made public first at the Facebook page of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan. (Go here to become a fan.)

Here's the full text of the unclassified directive

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