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I spent 5 months in Farah in ‘08-’09.

We provided free medical care for the locals, they would line up for care a couple of days a week.

As a result, the locals really liked us.

We also hired them to rebuild their local canals which had been damaged by 30 years of war.

Again, lots of goodwill.

We had a big fire on base shortly before I got there, it was so bad the locals sent their fire truck to help out.

So, I don’t think it’s the locals that are the problem, but rather fighters coming in from other places. The Iranian border is only 30 miles or so away.