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Vehicles pass within inches of each other through the darkened Salang Tunnel in Parwan province, Afghanistan.  While there are other routes through the Hindu Kush, the tunnel is the quickest, most efficient road and deemed most protected from insurgent attacks.  (Photo by Staff Sgt. Derek M. Smith, 411th Engineer Brigade)

The Salang Tunnel has been the site of many disasters. Inside the tunnel can be pitch black. The air is filled with deadly carbon monoxide. After decades of conflict and neglect, Afghan and NATO leadership concluded something had to be done.
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On a small base in Zobul Province, Afghanistan, U.S. Army Pathfinders instruct Afghan National Army soldiers in the techniques of their trade.  Pathfinders are the boots-on-the-ground that allow aircraft to move supplies and provide combat support. After two weeks of …
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Afghan National Army health care officials are reaching out and learning valuable skills at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. ANA soldiers working in the Garrison Support Unit at MNBTK are met bi-weekly by Australian Capt. Rob Russell who mentors them …
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Marines recently took part in a mission to clear the enemy from a series of villages in a remote Afghan valley. Cpl. Ed Galo brings us the story.

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel F. O’Brien, Alpha Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 talks about Operation Spear Gun in the village of Urmus, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Operation Spear Gun was a five day …
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