A U.S. Soldier calls for an airstrike on the hills surrounding Barge Matal during Operation Mountain Fire in the eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan July 12, 2009.
International Security Assistance Forces battled with insurgents in the late afternoon after securing the village?s key areas early in the morning. (DoD photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, U.S. Army/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr