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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By C.J. Chivers / The Bulletin
November 10, 2008
COMBAT OUTPOST LOWELL, Afghanistan — The small stone castle, sandbagged and bristling with weapons and U.S. soldiers, rises from a rock spur beside the Landai River. Mountains lean overhead.
Once a hunting lodge for Mohammad Zahir Shah, Afghanistan’s last king, the castle is....