Taliban accuses United Nations of falsifying death toll 110512-F-CU844-071 Army soldiers watch for the enemy while their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off during an air assault training exercise in Alaskas Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force. (Released) AfghanistanDeathPhotosTalibanWikipedia: War in Afghanistan
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