
U.S. Army: We Have No Idea How to Wage War in Megacities
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If you want to picture the characteristically 21st century living environment, imagine cities like Lagos and Shanghai; or Sao Paulo, New York and Cairo.
Afghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Helmand province on Monday for a second week, officials and residents said on Monday, seeking to reassert control over a strategic district just weeks after the departure of U.S. troops.
Benjamin Summers is a captain in the U.S. Army. The views expressed are his own.
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