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**Elaltergephah** · 02-15-2010, 03:06 PM

US marines of 1/3 Marine Weapons Company and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers open fire on a Taliban position on the northeast of Marjah. Twelve Afghan civilians were killed Sunday during a major US-led offensive against Taliban in southern Afghanistan, as commanders said booby traps and snipers were slowing progress.
(AFP/Patrick Baz)

A U.S. Marine helps cover an army medevac helicopter mission to pick up up a wounded marine, in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday Feb. 14, 2010. Thousands of US and Afghan troops are grinding their way towards the center of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, encountering sniper fire, home-made bombs, booby traps, and minefields.
(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

U.S. Army Crew Chief Spc. Emil Rivera, of Tuscon, Ariz., with Task Force Pegasus, keeps watch at the door of his Black Hawk helicopter during a medevac mission over Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday Feb. 14, 2010. Pegasus crews have come under fire daily while on missions supporting U.S. and Afghan troops taking part in an ongoing assault in the Taliban-held town of Marjah.
(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Elaltergephah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	US marines of 1/3 Marine Weapons Company and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers open fire on a Taliban position on the northeast of Marjah. Twelve Afghan civilians were killed Sunday during a major US-led offensive against Taliban in southern Afghanistan, as commanders said booby traps and snipers were slowing progress. (AFP/Patrick Baz) A U.S. Marine helps cover an army medevac helicopter mission to pick up up a wounded marine, in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday Feb. 14, 2010. Thousands of US and Afghan troops are grinding their way towards the center of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, encountering sniper fire, home-made bombs, booby traps, and minefields. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) U.S. Army Crew Chief Spc. Emil Rivera, of Tuscon, Ariz., with Task Force Pegasus, keeps watch at the door of his Black Hawk helicopter during a medevac mission over Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday Feb. 14, 2010. Pegasus crews have come under fire daily while on missions supporting U.S. and Afghan troops taking part in an ongoing assault in the Taliban-held town of Marjah. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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