A U.S. Army soldier watches as U.S. Air Force F-15 Fighter Jets destroy insurgent positions with a bomb, after a 20-minute gun battle in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew MoellerFrom The Guardian:
As the number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan reaches 204, award-winning Guardian photographer Sean Smith tells of his time with UK and US troops.
In almost three weeks that I spent with the Black Watch in Babaji, one of the most lawless Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan, I saw only one body.
We were coming under fire every day, sometimes for much of the day – bursts of small arms fire or the occasional rocket-propelled grenade aimed at the abandoned compound that hundreds of British soldiers had made their forward operating base.
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My Comment: This is a riveting read. I wish the main stream media invested more into these types of stories. They capture the essence of what our soldiers are going through.