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JALALABAD, Afghanistan — As U.S. Marines launched a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in southern Helmand Province, the presidential campaign unfolding in more peaceful parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan last week seemed to be taking place on another planet.

"Islam is the backbone of our society, without Islam we cannot creat socio-political consensus." Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai