U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers patrol toward the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Can U.S. Troops Beat Deadline To Dislodge Taliban In Khost? -- USA Today
MUCHAI KALAY, Khost Province, Afghanistan – The U.S. patrol had just passed through a small, hilltop village where curious children gathered to watch when the mortars began to fall.
Large clouds of dust rose up and rocks and dirt rattled the reinforced steel of their armored vehicles, stopped by a dry riverbed. Frenzied chatter on the radio asked whether any men were hit or anyone could pinpoint militants on the ridge.
"When one landed behind us, then in front of is, I said, 'Oh (expletive), they're zeroing in on us,' " Pfc. Melvin Coates said.
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