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U.S. Army soldiers walk through a field outside a village in the Tangi Valley, Wardak province, March 8, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The Tangi Valley is a fertile bread-basket in this region. Snow and rain runs off the mountains into a valley of apple and pomegranate orchards. It is also a hotbed for insurgent activity.

FERTILE VALLEY

U.S. Army soldiers walk through a field outside a village in the Tangi Valley, Wardak province, March 8, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The Tangi Valley is a fertile bread-basket in this region. Snow and rain runs off the mountains into a valley of apple and pomegranate orchards. It is also a hotbed for insurgent activity.

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