The New Old War in Afghanistan, a four-part series in The Star Tribune

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The New Old War in Afghanistan, a four-part series in The Star Tribune

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The Star Tribune begins a series on Sunday about Afghanistan through the eyes of several Minnesota Army National Guard units deployed there. Here's Friday's NewsBreak, where I talk about the series.

One of them is the 114^th Transportation Co., based out of Duluth. We followed them on a convoy in volatile Helmand Province to deliver supplies to several British bases. It was the first time the Brits and the Americans coordinated their efforts and the 100-truck convoy presented an easy target for insurgents. The series also will follow a small group of Minnesota soldiers in northern Afghanistan whose mission is to mentor the rag-tag Afghan Army.

Watch a video of the convoy by Star Tribune photographer Richard Sennott.