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Afghan troops and Marines battle the Taliban in Helmand

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Afghan National Army soldiers and US Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, return fire after the Taliban ambushed the platoon-sized patrol in Mian Poshteh in Helmand province. The ambush sparked a six-hour-long firefight. Photo by 1st Lieutenant Kurt Stahl.

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