The tan-colored Humvee stops on the one-lane dirt road in the shadow of a mountain, with a good 50-foot drop to the vehicle’s left.

Three soldiers, armed with black rifles equipped with grenade launchers, jump out of the armored vehicle and patrol the steep ravines, looking for hiding places and possible explosives.

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