Look east for lessons in US Afghan surge: "an insurgent-infested valley near the Pakistan border.
'Yesterday we were under attack all morning. They shot at us with machine guns and (Russian) dashakas,' said the sergeant, decked out in new camouflage uniform and cradling an M-16, the US rifle slowly replacing the Kalashnikov.
US soldiers from the 1st battalion, 32nd infantry regiment climb to Outpost Tango to take pictures and coordinates so that next time the Afghans can call in US artillery or air strikes."
