US SOLDIERS WAIT FOR AS A ARMY CHINOOK TAKES OFF IN SHAHI KOT.
United States Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division stay low as
dust and pebbles fly when an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter lifts off
from the rocky terrain March 13, 2002 as the US Army sends in troops to
route out Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters from the rough terrain.
Hundreds on American and Canadian troops were lifted into the
mountainous region at high altitude to search for and destroy any enemy
they encounter. REUTERS/Jim Hollander/POOL
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