A NATO French Foreign Legion soldier identifies the target during a rocket propelled grenade attack fired by insurgents during operation Avallon in the Tagab Valley, some 50 kilometers east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday Nov. 15, 2009. Hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into the volatile valley in an attempt to gain control of an area that has long been a haven for militants who launch quick attacks then fade back into hillside villages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP – Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.