Anthropologists working with U.S.troops in Afghanistan apparently proved their worth with the 82nd Airborne Division.Which of the following is evidence of their usefulness?
A) The unit's combat operations were reduced 60 percent after anthropologists and other scientists arrived.
B) The ratio of enemy combatants killed to American troops killed improved from 5 to 1 to 10 to 1.
C) No civilian casualties occurred after the arrival of the anthropologists and other scientists.
D) The Taliban gave up their resistance and began to cooperate with the Americans.

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The reduction in combat operations by 60 percent after the arrival of anthropologists and other scientists indicates their effectiveness in possibly understanding and navigating the cultural landscape, leading to more efficient and less confrontational methods of operation.

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