On December 11, 2007, NATO announced that a fierce battle to retake the Taliban's only urban base of Musa Qala in southern Afghanistan was complete. The victory was important, since the struggle in the area is viewed by many as symbolic of the larger, country-wide conflict.
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The Taliban forces withdrew after heavy bombardment
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Musa Qala is located in the mountains north of the Helmand Province
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Musa Qala supplies approximately half of the world's opium
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Terrorists used proceeds from the sale of drugs to purchase weapons and supplies
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Much of the local rural population was decimated in the conflicts
