Firefight in Afghanistan

By U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs DetachmentJuly 13, 2009

Afghan, Coalition Forces Secure Barge Matal
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier calls for an airstrike on the hills surrounding Barge Matal, during Operation Mountain Fire in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, July 12. Afghan national security forces and International Security Assistance Forces battled ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Afghan, Coalition Forces Secure Barge Matal
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier with 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, fires an M4 rifle during a gun battle with insurgent forces in Barge Matal, Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Fire, July 12. The tiny mountain village, in Afghanistan'... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Afghan, Coalition Forces Secure Barge Matal
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A member of the Afghan national army calls for help as a member of the Afghan border police fires at anti-Afghanistan forces in the mountains surrounding Barge Matal in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, during Operation Mountain Fire, July 12.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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