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Tim Hetherington

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A US helicopter lands in Yaka China village, the Korengal Valley, to pick up an American commander, after a meeting in the wake of US bombing of the village. Nearly three-quarters of all bombs dropped by NATO forces in Afghanistan are dropped on and around the Korengal Valley. Yet much of the fighting is on foot, and ground gained is measured in yards, single hilltops, small patches of forest .

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Uploaded on October 10, 2008
Taken on October 10, 2008