Afghanistan's Dangerous Korengal Valley

US Troops Brave Afghanistan's Deadly Korengal Valley 

Photographer Adam Ferguson embeds with the First Infantry as they battle insurgents in the
Adam Ferguson for TIME

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The soldiers interview a village elder about insurgent activity during a night patrol. The unit had hoped that the man would accompany them on a search mission, part of an effort to set an example to other members of the community. The man declined to take part.

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