Photo: #Capt. Jon Hamilton of Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, chats to villagers during a patrol from a Forward Operating Base in Northern Kandahar, May 9, 2006.
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Capt. Jon Hamilton of Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, chats to villagers during a patrol from a Forward Operating Base in Northern Kandahar, May 9, 2006. (Photo credit: JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/Getty Images)

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On the ground in Afghanistan

Broadcast: Midday, 06/06/2006, 11:06 a.m.

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Some 400 people were killed by Afghan insurgents during the month of May, making this the bloodiest period since the fall of the Taliban. Is the situation in Afghanistan taking a turn for the worse?

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  • Ivan Watson: Foreign Correspondent for National Public Radio. Watson returned Tuesday morning to his home base in Turkey, after a reporting trip to Afghanistan.

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