KABUL, Afghanistan Р Afghan commandos huddle together for protection from scattering debris from an MI-17 transport helicopter during pickup after an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy

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