Politics & Government
Gondalabuk's desolate outpost. U.S. forces face a daunting challenge in Nuristan province. The Doab district lies on one of the principal infiltration routes through the Hindu Kush mountains for insurgents based in Pakistan's tribal area who hope to overthrow the U.S. backed government in Kabul. (Philip Smucker/MCT)
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Commander Caleb Kerr, 36, from Little Rock, Arkansas and Afghan National Police officers gather in Doab just before the fighting broke out. (LTC Larry Pickett/USArmy/MCT)
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Lt Dashielle Ballarta, 24, of Pflugerville, Texas (center, with helmet) talks with local officials near Gondalabuk, Afghanistan. U.S. forces face a daunting challenge in Nuristan province. The Doab district lies on one of the principal infiltration routes through the Hindu Kush mountains for insurgents based in Pakistan's tribal area who hope to overthrow the U.S. backed government in Kabul. (Philip Smucker/MCT)
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Soldiers from "Task Force Duke" assist a wounded soldier just outside Doab. (LTC Larry Pickett/USArmy/MCT)
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Wounded U.S. soldiers are airlifted out of Gondalabuk as the Taliban hides in the mountains. (Sgt. Jeremiah Rooney, US Army/MCT)
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