Afghanistan Photo War 4 Part 1

HELMAND PROVINCE- JULY 1: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Benjamin Buchanan from Jacksonville, North Carolina looks at a picture his wife Cassandra Buchanan sent him in the mail as he sits on his cot at Camp Dwyer on July 1, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

HELMAND PROVINCE- JULY 1: U.S. Marine Private Michael Spurling from Stewarts Town, Pennsylvania reads a letter from his mother as he sits on his cot at Camp Dwyer on July 1, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

HELMAND PROVINCE- JULY 1: U.S. Lt. Col. Christian Cabaniss speaks to his Marines at Camp Dwyer on July 1, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

HELMAND PROVINCE- JULY 1: U.S. Marines head to their quarters after listening to the Lt. Col. Christian Cabaniss speak to the group at Camp Dwyer on July 1, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

A U.S. Marine from 5th Battalion 10th Marines patrols with a member of an Afghan border guard unit in the desert of the lower Helmand River valley, in southern Afghanistan July 1, 2009. The United States has sent 8,500 troops to Helmand Province in the past two months, the biggest wave in a massive buildup that will see U.S. forces more than double from 32,000 at the beginning of this year to 68,000 by year's end. Reuters

Soldiers from Royal Marines 3 Commando, recently returned from active duty in Afghanistan march into parliament during a ceremony at Westminster in London June 30, 2009. The soldiers were invited in by members of parliament for a reception as a way of showing their gratitude to the unit for their service. Britain must strengthen its European defence alliances, review major defence programmes and reassess its nuclear deterrent in order to focus on rogue security threats, a panel of defence experts warned on Tuesday. Reuters

US Marines rest on a convoy at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

US Marines Corporal Micheal Beahon (R) and Juske Edward (L) of Combat Logistic Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade take a smoke break at a smoking area at Camp Dwyer in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

A US Marine directs as a convoy as it arrives at Camp Dwyer in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

US Marines of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade walk back towards their tents at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

A U.S. soldier stands guard near the site of a suicide attack in Torkham, Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A suicide bomber wearing a burqa killed a police officer and a girl in an attack on a key Afghan-Pakistan border crossing. AP

HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 30: Dust billows from behind a Marine military convoy as it drives to Camp Dwyer from Camp Leatherneck on a re-supply mission on June 30, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 30: Dust billows from behind a Marine military convoy as it drives to Camp Dwyer from Camp Leatherneck on a re-supply mission on June 30, 2009 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

Sgt. Aubrey Rundle, of Kenosha, Wis. , tries on a fur fox hat while window shopping at a retail area called The Boardwalk Monday, June 29, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. Rundle is with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade based in Ft. Bragg, N.C. AP

Romanian and U.S. military personnel, bottom right, share a table and check their email as they relax in a recreational and retail area called The Boardwalk Monday, June 29, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. AP

Mary Morrow, left, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Joy Varady, of Paris, Ontario, relax outside their sleeping tent during the early evening hours Monday, June 29, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. Both women are civilian contractors working at the air field in support of coalition military operations there. AP

A Canadian civilian contractor relaxes outside his tent in the early evening hours Monday, June 29, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. AP

A young Afghani girl studies a U.S. Marine of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines as they visit people in the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province Sunday June 28, 2009. AP

US Marines Sergent Jason Crocket (R) and Sergent Matthew Mueller (L) of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade walk towards the dinning area after their unit arrived at a forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Manpreet ROMANA. Getty

US Marine Lieutenent Daniel Jernigan of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade rests at a forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 28, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

US Marine Private Justin Gaertner of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade rests at a forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 28, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

Handout photo provided by the French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan (DAFA) on June 28, 2009 and taken on May 17, 2009, shows Afghan men working on Cheshma-e-Shafa gorge, in the northern province of Balkh. An archeological site in northern Afghanistan where traces of human occupation date back to the sixth century BC is being threatened by the construction of a tar road despite laws that heritage sites must be protected, French archeologists warn. The site at the Cheshma-e-Shafa gorge in the northern province of Balkh contains the remains of dwellings from the Archemedian period and once controlled part of a major route connecting Central Asia to India. Getty

US Marine Sergent Heath Nall of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade cleans his weapon at a forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 28, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

U.S. Marine dog handler corporal Chad Perraut, with 2nd platoon, F company, 5th battalion, 10th Marines pours water for Body, a Marine bomb sniffer patrol dog, during a patrol in southern Afghanistan June 28, 2009. After five years coping with the most dangerous province in Iraq, the U.S. Marines have been given their next assignment: Helmund, the most dangerous province in Afghanistan. Reuters

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers observe area from a rooftop of a checkpoint at Abbato Karaz village near Chaman, a town in Pakistan, southwest along Afghanistan border, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Pakistani authorities beefed up security and vigilance to nab Taliban militants fleeing neighboring Afghanistan. AP

A U.S. Marine from 2nd platoon, F company, 5th batalion, 10th Marines, meets an Afghan villager during a patrol in southern Afghanistan June 28, 2009. After five years coping with the most dangerous province in Iraq, the U.S. Marines have been given their next assignment: Helmund, the most dangerous province in Afghanistan. Reuters

US Marine Sergent Anthony Zabala of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade walks towards his vehicle after his unit arrived at a forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 28: U.S. Marine Corporal Nicholas Shell from Lafayette, Indiana, Staff Sergeant Carmelo Rosario from Caguas, Puerto Rico and Staff Sergeant Clyde Meredith from Macomb, Illinois of the 2nd Marine Exhibitionary Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines pray together during a Protestant church service on June 28, 2009 in Delaram, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

2nd Lt. Malachi Bennett from Tampa, Fla. of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines patrols with fellow Marines to the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province Sunday June 28, 2009. AP

U.S Marine Sean McAndrews of Long Island and of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines lifts handmade weights made from ammunition cans, the axil of a vehicle, cans filled with cement, and sand bags with handles at a base near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Sunday June 28, 2009. AP

US Marine Leutinent Daniel Jernigan (R) chats with Gunnery Sergent Jerry Eagle Junior (C) and Sergent Earl Hewett (L) of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade after their unit arrive at a forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

Two German Bundeswehr soldiers of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan stand guard next to a coffin during a memorial service to honor their fallen comrades in Kunduz in this handout picture taken on June 27, 2009. Three German soldiers were killed after coming under attack near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz June 23, 2009. Reuters

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt Malachi Bennett from Tampa, Fla. of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines competes in a foot race against an Afghani boy inside the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province Sunday June 28, 2009. AP

A young Afghani boy holds the hand of an Afghani translator working with the U.S. Marine of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines as they visit people in the village of Khwaja Jamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province Sunday June 28, 2009. AP

U.S Marine Lcpl. Khodor Tanana of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines speaks on the phone with his wife in Belleville, Michigan from his base near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 27, 2009. AP

A U.S Marine of the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines shows of his U.S. Marine Corps tattoo inside his base near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 27, 2009. AP

US Marines convoy of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade heads toward forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

Marine Expeditionary Brigade chat with each other as stop for rest on their way to forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

CARLYLE, IL - JUNE 27: Larissa Melton holds the funeral flag from the casket of her husband SSG Josh Melton following his graveside service at St. Mary's Cemetery June 27, 2009 in Carlyle, Illinois. SSG Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19. Getty

GERMANTOWN, IL - JUNE 27: Larissa Melton gives her husband SSG Josh Melton one last kiss before his funeral service June 27, 2009 in Germantown, Illinois. SSG Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19. Getty

French riot police face human rights activists during a rally in support of illegal migrants, in the streets near the harbour of Calais, northern France, June 27, 2009. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson pledged in April to remove a camp where illegal migrants gather near the port of Calais to try crossing to Britain. Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Afghanistan, Iraq and Eritrea, arrived at the camp in recent months because of a perception that it has become easier to cross to Britain, where they have relatives or believe they will find work. Human rights activists said it made no sense to clear out the makeshift tent city as migrants would simply relocate elsewhere in the area. Reuters

US Marine Leutinent Daniel Jernigan (L) of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade gestures as he directs his team as his unit heads towards forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

US Marine Lance Corporal Franks Phaengsy and Sergent Anthony Zabala of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade secure the load on a trailor towed by Mine Resistent Ambush Protection Vehicle as their unit heads toward forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

US Marine Lance Corporal Franks Phaengsy of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade looks behind as he drives Mine Resistent Ambush Protection Vehicle as his unit heads toward forward operating base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on June 27, 2009. NATO-led forces are seizing the initiative against insurgents in southern Afghanistan as thousands of US reinforcements move into the area, the Dutch commander for the region, Major General Mart de Kruif, said on June 25. Getty

DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 27: U.S. Marine Sergeant Jeremiah Johnson from Bellplain, Minnesota of the 2nd Marine Exhibitionary Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Echo Company shows Afghan police recruits the proper shooting position when firing a weapon during a training session on June 27, 2009 in Delaram, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 27: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Hector Perez Rodriguez from Kissimmee, Florida of the 2nd Marine Exhibitionary Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Echo Company walks through a village during a patrol on June 27, 2009 in Delaram, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 27: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Matt Palozola from St. Louis, Missouri of the 2nd Marine Exhibitionary Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Echo Company walks through a village during a patrol on June 27, 2009 in Delaram, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 27: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jeremiah Koehler from Dells, Wisconsin of the 2nd Marine Exhibitionary Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Echo Company shakes hands with people during a patrol on June 27, 2009 in Delaram, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan. Getty

A general view of the "Afghanistan and regional dimension" meeting taking place during the G8 foreign ministers' meeting in Trieste on June 27, 2009. Group of Eight foreign ministers wrap up today a three-day meeting, holding talks with regional players on Afghanistan. Getty

This handout photo made available by the German Armed forces (Bundeswehr) shows soldiers standing to attention beside the coffins of three German soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week on June 27, 2009 during a memorial service upon their arrival at the airport in Leipzig, eastern Germany. The German army said that the three soldiers aged 21-23 died when their armoured vehicle overturned while reversing during a firefight with insurgents near the northern town of Kunduz on June 23, 2009. Getty

An Army Corps carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian N. Bradshaw, 24, of Steilacoom, Wash. , during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del. , Saturday, June 27, 2009. Bradshaw, died June 25 in Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. AP

BREESE, IL - JUNE 26: A billboard memorial for SSG Josh Melton sits along Highway 50 June 25, 2009 in near Breese, Illinois. Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19. Getty

Pfc. Andrew Parker waves to the crowd during a parade welcoming him home in Hyde Park, Vt. , on Saturday June 27, 2009. Parker was paralyzed by a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan in November 2008. The family's home was renovated volunteers to make it accessible for Parker and allow him to come home. AP

Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, 62nd Engineer Sapper Company gather for a group prayer before heading out on a route clearance mission, as their interpreter, Ziaullah Mubariz, stands nearby to observe Friday, June 26, 2009, in southern Afghanistan. The platoon's daily missions are to find and clear roads of improvised exposive devices, mines and unexploded ordinance. AP

During a route clearance mission Friday, June 26, 2009, in southern Afghanistan, Sgt. Martin of 2nd Platoon, 62nd Engineer Sapper Company, looks over photos taken of various bridges and culverts where improvised exposive devices had been found or detonated in previous weeks. The platoon's daily missions are to find and clear roads of improvised exposive devices, mines and unexploded ordinance using specially equipped armored vehicles. AP

U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrives for a G8 foreign ministers meeting at the Italian northern Adriatic port of Trieste June 26, 2009. Reuters

CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 26: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jarvis Norfleet from the Bronx, New York walks with his weapon on June 26, 2009 in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of a stepped up effort by American troops fighting Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan. Getty

Spc. Charles Lanning, of Chicago, prepares for a mission from base camp at Kandahar Air Field with the 2nd Platoon, 62nd Engineer Sapper Company to find and clear improvised explosive devices Thursday, June 25, 2009, in Afghanistan. AP

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Jared Sprunk from Port Charlotte, Fla. , and from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines raises his weapon after his vehicle came under fire from Taliban positions near the town of Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Thursday, June 25, 2009. AP

Sgt. Krendra Jackson, a medic assigned to 2nd Platoon, 62nd Engineer Sapper Company, makes notes of the platoon's location as they make their way searching for improvised explosive devices along a highway Thursday, June 25, 2009, in southern Afghanistan. AP

U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines meet with a local Afghan man in his village near the town of Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Thursday, June 25, 2009. AP

BREESE, IL - JUNE 25: National Guard casualty assistance officers assist the funeral home after the arrival of the remains of SSG Josh Melton June 25, 2009 in Breese, Illinois. Family members met the remains earlier in the day at Mid America Airport in Mascoutah Illinois after they were flown home from Dover Air Force Base. Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19. Getty

BREESE, IL - JUNE 25: SFC Abe Weatherby, a National Guard casualty assistance officer, briefs family members of SSG Josh Melton before they are allowed to view his remains for the first time after they arrived at the funeral home June 25, 2009 in Breese, Illinois. Family members met the remains earlier in the day at Mid America Airport in Mascoutah Illinois after they were flown home from Dover Air Force Base. Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19. Getty

U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, center, enters a store in Canada's "model village" of Deh-e Bagh, Afghanistan on Thursday, June 25, 2009. AP

(From L to R, sitting) Sub munitions victims and Ban Advocates Branislav Kapetanovic of Serbia, Soraj Ghulan Habib of Afghanistan and Berihu Mesele of Ethiopia pose with Green Party co-chairwoman Claudia Roth (2nd from L standing), vice President of the German Parliament Wolfgang Thierse (3rd from L, standing), and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Gernot Erler (4th from L, standing) pose in front of Berlin's parliament building during a public event June 24, 2009, prior to a two-day conference on the destruction of cluster munitions stockpiles which begins in Berlin June 25, 2009. Getty

The head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, right, shakes hands with a marine before boarding a military plane at the Camp Leatherneck base in the southern province of Helmand, Wednesday, June 24, 2009.

Two Italian soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand on guard as women wait to receive humanitarian aid donated by the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team at a hospital in Enjil district of Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Around 2,300 Italian soldiers are part of the NATO-forces serving in Afghanistan. AP

An Italian soldier with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands on guard as women wait to receive humanitarian aid donated by the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team at a hospital in Enjil district of Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Around 2,300 Italian soldiers are part of the NATO-forces serving in Afghanistan. AP

Gulab Mangal, left, governor of Helmand's province speaks with the U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones, in Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. AP

CH-47 Chinook helicopters from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade launch from a runway at Kandahar Air Field on a mission to retrieve British troops from the Helmand province Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Afghanistan. AP

Scottish troops from the 19th Light Brigade board a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade after a five-day mission in the Helmand province Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Afghanistan. AP

Scottish troops from the 19th Light Brigade fly back to Kandahar Air Field on board a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade after a 5-day mission in the Helmand province Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Afghanistan. AP

An Uzbek soldier stands guard as 975 kilograms of heroin from Afghanistan, and other illegagl drugs are destroyed at an incinerator in Tashkent on June 24, 2009. Authorities in Uzbekistan burned nearly a ton of Afghan heroin worth an estimated 300 million dollars (215 million euros) on the black market in Europe. Getty