A U.S. Army F-15 fighter jet fires flares after bombing Taliban insurgent positions in eastern Afghanistan Naray district, Kunar province near the border of Pakistan August 27, 2011.

Army F-15 jet fighter fires flares after bombing Taliban insurgent positions in eastern Afghanistan Naray district, Kunar province near the border of Pakistan August 27, 2011.

A U.S. Army F-15 jet fighter fires a flare after bombing Taliban insurgent positions in eastern Afghanistan Naray district, Kunar province near the border of Pakistan August 27, 2011.

A U.S. Army F-15 jet fighter escapes after bombing Taliban insurgent positions in eastern Afghanistan Naray district, Kunar province near the border of Pakistan August 27, 2011.