Soldiers fight 4-hour battle at Afghan village
By David Guttenfelder - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 5, 2009 5:47:31 EST
EDITOR’S NOTE: AP Photographer David Guttenfelder accompanied U.S. soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division caught in a four-hour ambush by Taliban forces Tuesday. Here is his account.
QATAR KALA, Afghanistan — The villagers said they just wanted to be left alone. They claimed they had asked the Taliban to stay away, and wished the Americans would do the same.
But now the Americans were back, determined to stop the Taliban from passing through the village to attack U.S. targets. And shortly afterward the gunfire from the hills above served notice that the Taliban had no intention of leaving.
What unfolded Tuesday would highlight the tug of war being waged for the loyalties of one village in eastern Afghanistan.
The story had begun with a clinic, built here with U.S. funds to demonstrate to Afghans that they have more to gain from the Americans than from the Taliban.
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Soldiers fight 4-hour battle at Afghan village
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