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Just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything is black. very heavy smoke. debris piled on top of me. so, i'm pinned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came into focus a little closer. this pile of debris i saw what looked like a face. pretty sure it couldn't possibly be a live person but then i thought i saw it wink or blink. and i yelled for help and from outside came the commander. >> it feels like a furnace in there. and i couldn't believe there is anyone alive in there i saw captain thomas who was trying to pull some debris. i looked off to my side and i saw mr. henson about 10 feet...

Locals loyalties. this is taliban stronghold. a lot of fighting. spiritual home in kandahar city. when they leave, the taliban be offering more to the locals than this government and police forces stood up. that's the question of the work. >> this is a captain from long meadow, mass. he's been in afghanistan for ten months. he's been here in what i like to think of as south central kandahar city for three days. thanks for taking time to talk to us. >> my pleasure. >> there's a bunch of -- there's a bunch of local folks who came out since we have been here. it's clear the people feel comfortabl...

That right? >> that's right. >> how far out does it start from here? >> you can see it from here. that bridge where that bus is. >> i see. right here. >> that's it. >> it's famous in the states now. people know about how much fighting is going on there. the role of this check point is to stop the trouble from becoming the trouble in kandahar city? >> exactly. >> we are at check point 74 on the southwest side of kandahar city. there will be 13 of them ringing the city. disrupt the freedom of movement of the insurgents. we are here now with the company commander who is captain john thomas. capta...

Argandab district and kandahar city. is that right? >> right. >> how far is the district out? >> you can see it from here. that is the argandab. >> it is famous in the states because people know how much fighting is going on. >> right. >> the role of this checkpoint is to stop the trouble there from coming to kandahar city? >> definitely. >> the idea of the checkpoint is there will be 13 of them ringing the city, to essentially disrupt the freedom of movement of insurgents who may be operating between kandahar city and outlying areas. we are here with captain john thomas, the company commander...

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