Entrenched with the 173rd Airborne

Last Modified: 25 May 2008
By: Nick Paton Walsh

In the first of two special reports from Afghanistan, we've been with the 173rd Airborne at their Margha combat outpost.

They're stationed near Bermel - on the lawless border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

It's a key base for US soldiers fighting insurgents on Afghanistan's border - the nearest thing to a front line in America's war on terror.

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