MARINES BATTLE THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN: LARA LOGAN, CBS NEWS REPORTS

A contingent of US Marines are shown in a bloody battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Lara Logan, CBS News war correspondent, reports on the firefight.

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8 US SOLDIERS KILLED WHEN THEIR BASE IS ATTACKED BY TALIBAN

The remote base was scheduled to close in Afghanistan, but before US troops could pack up and move out they were attacked by the Taliban and eight US soldiers were killed.

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