Afghanistan Military Operations

• Oshaky, in eastern Afghanistan and close to the Pakistani border, is known to harbor anti-coalition fighters and to be the home village of an area Taliban leader.
  An American soldier with the Army 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Division sleeps on the side of a mountain.
  
  
  

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• American soldiers and the ANA soldiers turn away from debris during the landing of a helicopter during the air assault operation on the town of Oshaky on Jan. 18.
  
  
  

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• American soldiers with the Army 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Division and ANA soldiers make their way to a helicopter during an air assault operation on the town of Oshaky on Jan. 18, in Oshaky.
  
  
  

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• An American soldier with the Army 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Division rests while searching for Taliban fighters in the woods on Jan. 17.
  
  
  

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• An American soldier takes aim at a suspected Taliban hideout in the woods.
  
  
  

• American soldiers with the Army 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Division search for Taliban fighters in the woods.
  
  
  

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• US Army Soldiers take cover in a ditch during an air assault operation on the town of Oshaky on Jan. 16.
  
  
  

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• A man found walking in the woods and suspected of being with the Taliban is held by members of the ANA and US Army Soldiers.
  
  
  

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• Women and children hide in a corner as their home is searched during the air assault operation by the ANA and the US Army on Jan. 16. The operation focused on gathering intelligence and conducting searches of homes in the village where it is believed that numerous attacks on coalition troops have been planned.
  
  
  

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• US Army Soldiers with the Army 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Division prepare to exit a helicopter during the air assault operation on the town of Oshaky on Jan. 16.
  
  
  

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