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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 13 > In Afghanistan, U.S. troops bridge 2 stages of war

In Afghanistan, U.S. troops bridge 2 stages of war

By C.J. Chivers / The Bulletin
April 13, 2009

DANGALEEK, Afghanistan — 1st Lt. C. Carter Cheek stood in the Afghan rain. His patrol had climbed a road leading to the Taliban-dominated village of Wanat, the location of the bloodiest battle for American forces in Afghanistan since 2005.

Enemy spotters looked down from higher ridges,....

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