[5] The 2/327th Infantry found itself under heavy small arms fire from multiple directions from Taliban insurgents.

[8] ABC News correspondent Mike Boettcher was on scene and he called it the fiercest fighting he has ever seen in his 30 years of being in war zones.

[8] The Taliban would engage the 2/327th Infantry with heavy small arms fire for five continuous hours on 29 March 2011.

American helicopters from Task Force Six Shooters and bombers conducted bombing missions against Taliban positions once the weather permitted.

[8] The 2/327th Infantry would go on to eventually secure Barawala Kalay Valley closing down a key Taliban supply route in the process.