Afghan Police, NATO and Taliban Struggle To Control Kandahar Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email US soldiers gather at the entrance of an anti-mortar shell shelter as smoke rises at the impact site of a mortar shell during an attack on the US base in Kandahar province on August 12, 2010 ( YURI CORTEZ/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC