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Kunar, where elements of the 10th Mountain's 32nd Infantry Regiment are stationed, is one of the most violent provinces in Afghanistan, and Asmar is just 10 miles from the border with Pakistan's Bajaur Tribal Agency, which has been a sanctuary for al Qaida and Afghan Taliban leaders. The mission was to disrupt the men and weapons infiltrating from Pakistan and root out their staging bases in Afghanistan. (Philip Smucker/MCT)
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Lt. Jake Kerr, of Lake Placid, New York, led a clash in Asmar, just 10 miles from the border with Pakistan's Bajaur Tribal Agency, which has been a sanctuary for al Qaida and Afghan Taliban leaders. The mission was to disrupt the men and weapons infiltrating from Pakistan and root out their staging bases in Afghanistan. (Philip Smucker/MCT)
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Major Andy Knight examines a map of Asmar, Afghanistan with Lt. Eric Forcey. Knight demanded, "Do we have maps of these villages?" "No, sir," Forcey replied. "For all intents and purposes, they do not exist."
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Major Andy Knight, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, speaks on the radio to his men in Asmar, just 10 miles from the border with Pakistan's Bajaur Tribal Agency, which has been a sanctuary for al Qaida and Afghan Taliban leaders. The mission was to disrupt the men and weapons infiltrating from Pakistan and root out their staging bases in Afghanistan. (Philip Smucker/MCT)
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