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A U.S. Army soldier calls for an airstrike on the hills surrounding Barge Matal during Operation Mountain Fire in eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment. U.S. and Afghan forces had battled insurgents in the afternoon after quickly securing the village’s key areas in the morning.

CALL FOR FIRE

A U.S. Army soldier calls for an airstrike on the hills surrounding Barge Matal during Operation Mountain Fire in eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment. U.S. and Afghan forces had battled insurgents in the afternoon after quickly securing the village’s key areas in the morning.

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