US Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment fire mortar rounds at suspected Taliban fighting positions during Operation Mountain Fire in Barge Matal, a village in eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan. US and Afghan forces secured the remote mountain village just days after it was overrun by Taliban forces. Eight Afghan policemen and 21 Taliban fighters were killed during the Taliban takeover. US Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller.
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