Violent Christmas Morning For Some U.S. Troops In Afghanistan (Photo Gallery)

U.S. Marines depart a checkpoint and patrol back to Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, May 30, 2010. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga

No Truce In Afghanistan: Dramatic Pictures Capture U.S. Troops Repelling A Taliban Attack On Christmas Morning -- The Daily Mail

These stunning images show US troops repelling a Taliban attack on a combat post in eastern Afghanistan.

Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 return fires upon a sudden assault on Combat Outpost Badel in Kunar province, near the Pakistan border.

The primitive hilltop base overlooks a valley, but stands in the shadows of larger mountains.

Taliban insurgents attack the outpost an average of seven times a week. Quiet days or evenings often erupt with automatic weapons fire and the explosive crash of mortar rounds.

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My Comment: These photos are intense .... an unsettling view of life on the front lines in Afghanistan.