abad ▁Road , ▁which ▁will ▁allow ▁goods ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁Tag ab ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁city ▁of ▁Maz - el - Sh ar if , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁into ▁T aj ik istan . ▁ ▁Health ▁care ▁and ▁educational ▁facilities ▁are ▁limited ▁and ▁are ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁improvement . ▁ ▁Security ▁and ▁Vi ol ence ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Tal ib an ▁milit ants ▁fired ▁rock ets ▁on ▁a ▁baz aar ▁in ▁Tag ab ▁district ▁where ▁French ▁Forces ▁were ▁meeting ▁with ▁Trib al ▁el ders . ▁killing ▁ 1 0 ▁Afghan ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁w ounding ▁ 2 8 . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁nearby ▁F OB ▁K utsch bach ▁where ▁French ▁and ▁Army ▁Special ▁Forces ▁med ics ▁ev acu ated ▁the ▁wounded . ▁Days ▁later ▁the ▁Afghan ▁civ ili ans ▁bl amed ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁the ▁Tag ab ▁B az aar ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁" If ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁French ▁soldiers ▁wer en ' t ▁here , ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁wouldn ' t ▁fire ▁rock ets ". ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁this ▁attack , ▁in ▁late ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁French ▁IS AF ▁forces ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁H iz b - e ▁Is l ami ▁in ▁Operation ▁A val on . ▁The ▁ 7 0 0 ▁plus ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Marine ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Foreign