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PATA TILI PATH
U.S. Army soldiers, Afghan National Army, and members of the Community Based Security Solutions police organization, climb a steep path above Pata Tili village, Langhman Province, Afghanistan, Jan 29, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Company A, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry. The soldiers were returning from a meeting with a leader in nearby Nacha Tili during Operation Aluminum Python, a mission to clear Taliban fighters from the Mayl Valley. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Steele