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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move across a bridge outside the town of Badmuk ready to assault Taliban forces suspected to be hiding in the town in the Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the of 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment.

NIGHT ASSAULT

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move across a bridge outside the town of Badmuk ready to assault Taliban forces suspected to be hiding in the town in the Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the of 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment.

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