In Afghanistan, Christmas On Top Of The World -- CBS
In Afghanistan Friday, some 91,000 U.S. troops were celebrating Christmas as best they could in the closing days of a year that has seen the deaths of 412 of their comrades. CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward spent the day with a small unit at a mountainous outpost near the border with Pakistan.
At 7,000 feet, Outpost Mustang, is one of the most breathtaking and remote in Afghanistan. It has been the scene of some tough fighting over the last six months, but the 19 soldiers based there took a little time out to enjoy Christmas on top of the world.
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My Comment: I cannot imagine what these soldiers must be thinking. It`s Christmas .... you are thousands of miles away from your family .... in a war zone .... cold and damp .... just you and your "band of brothers".
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