Exclusive Video: U.S.-Taliban Battle In Eastern Afghanistan
The Taliban is on the move, in a new offensive to prevent people from voting in the August 20 elections.
The "CBS Evening News" Monday featured exclusive video of a U.S. operation to re-capture a small town of 2,500 people in the eastern part of the country.
The battle for Barge Matal started at dusk yesterday, reports CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark. Hundreds of Taliban overran the town – the largest in the eastern province of Nuristan – a week ago. A hundred U.S. troops from the 10th Mountain Division backed by the Afghanistan Army are now fighting to win it back.
This battle lasted an hour. One U.S. soldier was killed along with 10 insurgents.
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The "CBS Evening News" Monday featured exclusive video of a U.S. operation to re-capture a small town of 2,500 people in the eastern part of the country.
The battle for Barge Matal started at dusk yesterday, reports CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark. Hundreds of Taliban overran the town – the largest in the eastern province of Nuristan – a week ago. A hundred U.S. troops from the 10th Mountain Division backed by the Afghanistan Army are now fighting to win it back.
This battle lasted an hour. One U.S. soldier was killed along with 10 insurgents.
Watch the exclusive video shot by CBS News cameras in Afghanistan:
Watch CBS Videos Online
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