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An U.S. Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter checks the area near Combat Outpost Bari Alai after firing air-to-ground missiles into a cave during an extended complex attack by anti-Afghan forces in eastern Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2010. The event started when an estimated 30 anti-Afghan personnel fired on a dismounted patrol near Nishigam village, wounding three. The base received small arms and heavy machine gun fire from the surrounding territory.

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An U.S. Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter checks the area near Combat Outpost Bari Alai after firing air-to-ground missiles into a cave during an extended complex attack by anti-Afghan forces in eastern Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2010. The event started when an estimated 30 anti-Afghan personnel fired on a dismounted patrol near Nishigam village, wounding three. The base received small arms and heavy machine gun fire from the surrounding territory.

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