US soldiers share rugged Afghan outpost with some of world’s deadliest creatures

US soldiers stalk Afghanistan’s deadly wildlife

GHUNDY GHAR, Afghanistan – As night falls on this small hilltop base in the heart of Taliban country in southern Afghanistan, U.S. Army soldiers break out their knives and flashlights and go hunting for some of the country’s deadliest inhabitants: snakes and scorpions.
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