U.S. Army soldiers fire mortars at the fighting positions of opposing forces.
U.S. Army soldiers fire mortars at the fighting positions of opposing forces during a combat operation in the village of Barge Matal in the eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan on July 12, 2009. During the operation, U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Afghan National Security Forces secured the remote mountain village.