battlefield for starters. this is the general area. afghanistan and kabul up here and helmand province down here, and this is where the u.s. troops have been arrayed in this country. you ke scan see it is up along pakistan border here and in the southern regions here, and why? this is where the taliban is the strongest. but as we move in here to look at the town, hee, tell us, barbara, what it is that is going to happen here, and what is going on in this area? well, tom, this is marjah as we look at it, and this is the opium capital of afghanistan and supplies a significant amount of the world s opium crop. the taliban has intimidated farmers here. they are paying them, taxing them to grow this opium crop, and then the taliban using the money to fuel their own insurgent operation. so, let s stop and take a look. when the u.s. troops move in by helicopter with the afghan forces and british force, this