Afghanistan Photo War 3

U.S. National Security Advisor General Jim Jones walks to meet the head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, Azizullah Lodin, unseen, at the election commission office in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Jones, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, insisted Tuesday that the U.S. is staying out of Afghanistan's upcoming presidential race _ a common refrain among officials seeking to allay suspicions that Washington controls Afghan politics. AP

U.S. National Security Advisor General Jim Jones leaves his vehicle to meet the head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. President Barack Obama's national security adviser insisted Tuesday that the U.S. is staying out of Afghanistan's upcoming presidential race _ a common refrain among officials seeking to allay suspicions that Washington controls Afghan politics. AP

U.S. troops and Afghan police officers inspect the site where a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of international troops, killing two civilians, near the city of Ghazni, in central Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 23, 3009. AP

DOVER, DE - JUNE 22: U.S. Air Force Airman Mercedes McCoy-Garrett closes the back door of a transfer vehicle containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Ricky D. Jones, 26, of Plantersville, Alabama, during a dignified transfer on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base June 22, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. Jones, assigned to the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana, died June 21 of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by indirect fire in Afghanistan. Getty

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines fire mortars at Taliban positions from inside their base at Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday June 22, 2009. AP

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines walk to their base near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province after visiting the nearby village of Khwaja Jamal to meet with the local population on Monday June 22, 2009. AP

U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines walk from their base near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province on their way to visit the nearby village of Khwaja Jamal to meet with the local population on Monday June 22, 2009. AP

A U.S. Marine from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines sits on furniture made from wire inside his forward operating base near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday June 22, 2009. AP

An Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Marines, wearing Marine boots, speaks with a barefoot Afghani man as Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines visit the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday June 22, 2009. AP

A medic treats an Afghani man suffering from back problems as U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines visit people in the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday June 22, 2009. AP

A Canadian soldier, left, with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard, as an Afghan policeman kneels on the ground during a patrol in Mirwais Mina part of the main city of Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Canada has around 2, 500 soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. AP

A Canadian soldier with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) aims his weapon during a patrol in Mirwais Mina part of the main city of Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Canada has around 2, 500 soldiers with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. AP

Canadian soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are seen during a patrol in Mirwais Mina part of the main city of Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Canada has around 2, 500 soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. AP

Canadian soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are seen during a patrol in Mirwais Mina part of the main city of Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Canada has around 2, 500 soldiers with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. AP

A Canadian soldier with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrols in Mirwais Mina part of the main city of Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Canada has around 2, 500 soldiers with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. AP

David Rohde of The New York Times interviews Afghans in the Helmand region in this file photo taken in August-September, 2007. Rohde has escaped from his Taliban captors after being held for seven months in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the newspaper reported on its website on June 20, 2009. Mandatory Credit:. Reuters.

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines ride inside their vehicle near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, June 20, 2009. From right are CW02 John Daly, of Collingdale, Pa. , Staff Sgt. Luke Medlin of Indiana, 1st Lt. Brendan Mahoney from Redmond, Wash. , and an unidentified Marine. AP

U.S. Marines CW02 John Daly of Collingdale, Pa. , and of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines looks out from the back of his vehicle as coalition air strikes hit a Taliban position during a battle near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marine John Daly, right, of Collingdale, Pa. and from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines is helped by a fellow Marine after injuring his ankle in a fall when Taliban fighters opened fire on him and his squad inside a mud walled compound during a gun battle near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

Coalition forces aircraft drop bombs on Taliban positions as U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines battle Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marine Daniel Hinther of Helena, Mont. and from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines smokes a cigarette during a lull in fighting against Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. At right is U.S Marines Staff Sgt. Luke Medlin of Mishawaka, Ind. AP

U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines prepare to enter a mud walled compound during a close-quarter battle against Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines battle Taliban fighters inside a mud walled compound near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines dismount from their vehicles during a battle against Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marines Staff Sgt. Luke Medlin of Indiana and from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines takes cover as a mortar fired by Taliban fighters explodes next to his vehicle near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines cross an alley way as they battle Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, June 20, 2009. AP

A mortar explodes next to U.S. Marine vehicles from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines during battles against Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

Coalition forces aircraft drop flares during a bombing run on Taliban positions as U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines battle Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marine Daniel Hinther of Helana, Mont. and from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines throws a hand grenade during close quarter battles with Taliban fighters inside a mud walled compound near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines cross an alley way as they battle Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. AP

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines battle Taliban fighters inside a mud walled compound near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, June 20, 2009. AP

U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines rest on their cots at an observation post near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday June 19, 2009. From left to right are Michael Hamilton of Eureka, KA, Kenneth Bubier of Barstow, CA, and Benjamin North of Ames, IA. AP

U.S. Marines 1st Lt Jared Sprunk of Port Charlotte, FL and from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines walks down from an observation post near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday, June 19, 2009. AP

U.S. Marine Lcpl Richard Garver from Pittsburg, PA, the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, lights a cigarette inside an observation post on firebase Caferetta overlooking the town of Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Friday June 19, 2009. AP

Military personnel from various different countries gather at a recreational area called "The Boardwalk" to relax and watch a "roller" hockey game between Canadian and American troops, Friday, June 19, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. AP

An Afghan soldier stands on guard as NATO military personnel jog at the Army training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday June 19, 2009. AP

Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Comes of Derby, Vt. , left, walks with Staff Sgt. David Bushee, of Bennington, Vt. , who is playing the role of a village elder, during training for urban warfare in Afghanistan at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Underhill, Vt. , Friday, June 19, 2009. Soldiers are getting a taste of Afghanistan in the hills of Vermont, preparing for an expected yearlong deployment beginning next year. In Jericho, the guard has set up a mock Afghan village, where guardsmen this week are learning to interact with local Afghan leaders and prepare for potential clashes with Taliban insurgents. AP

A U.S soldier stands next to Lake Band-e-Amir in Bamiyan province, about 310 km (193 miles) northwest of Kabul, June 18, 2009. Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan's first national park, is in the central Bamiyan province, an area of extraordinary natural beauty even by the stunning standards of Afghanistan, but also a place that suffered perhaps the harshest treatment of any area under the Taliban. Reuters

U.S. Army Soldiers, from Joint Task Force Paladin, respond to an improvised explosive device call, by Afghan National Police, at Tangi Valley, in Logar province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2009. The image was photographed from night vision goggles. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua LaPere/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Rineer, a boom operator aboard a KC-10 Extender tanker from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, makes use of the aircraft?s galley to make a pizza June 20, 2009, over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

An Afghan National Security Force member monitors insurgent activity as a U.S. special operations joint terminal attack controller radios the coordinates of the insurgent?s mountaintop lookout position to an F-18C Hornet aircraft pilot during his flight over the village in the Shawali Kot district of the Kandahar province of Afghanistan June 17, 2009. Members of U.S. special operations and Afghan National Security Forces are conducting clearing operations to disrupt the manufacturing and distribution of improvised explosive devices. (DoD photo Cpl. Sean K. Harp, U.S. Army/Released)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (Reinforced) arrive at their forward operating base after holding key terrain within a hostile mountain pass in the Farah province of Afghanistan June 16, 2009. The Marines are the ground combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, whose presence prevents enemy movement in an effort to maintain peace for the local populace. (DoD photo by Cpl. Pete Thibodeau, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (Reinforced) speak with Afghans during an operation to hold key terrain with in a hostile mountain pass in the Farah province of Afghanistan June 14, 2009. The Marines are the ground combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, whose presence prevents enemy movement in an effort to maintain peace for the local populace. (DoD photo by Cpl. Pete Thibodeau, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)