Toby Keith performs an acoustic show in Afghanistan for some 350 troops at on Forward Operating Base #1, April 23, 2009. USO Courtesy photo by Dave GatleyA Bomb Greets A New US Unit In Afghan Countryside -- Yahoo News/AP
TANGI VALLEY, Afghanistan – Only a few Afghan villagers waved as the new American forces patrolled deep into this valley, a warning sign even in a region not exactly known for its love for foreign troops.
As the 10th Mountain Division troops moved slowly down a rocky road that cuts through high cliffs and fertile land in the central province of Wardak, what awaited them were not smiles.
It was a bomb.
Fortunately, nobody was hurt.
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