Afghanistan Wartime Architecture July 2010 Part 3

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Afghanistan Wartime Architecture July 2010 Part 3
A US soldier of First Squadron, 71st Cavalry writes outside his tent at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 20, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	Foreign ministers and delegates from various countries attend the International Conference on Afghanistan at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kabul on July 20, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. During the international one-day conference attended by representatives from 70 countries, the international community expressed its support for the Afghan national security forces to lead and conduct military operations in all provinces by the end of 2014. Getty
An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of a suicide bomibng in Kandahar city, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. A suicide bomber struck hiding explosives in a cart topped with bottles of juice for sale, Afghan officials. Two civilians were injured in the blast. AP	US Army soldiers Pfc Anderson, right, and lieutenant Lindsey Helgeno, from the 1-320th 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, relax, inside their tent at Combat Outpost Terra Nova, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. AP
A memorial to Pfc. Brandon King, from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, who was killed on July 14 at COP Nolen in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. AP	Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, watches as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets a vendor as they tour a bazaar near the hall of the International Conference on Afghanistan in Kabul July 20, 2010. A major international conference in Kabul ended Tuesday calling for at least 50 percent of development aid for the country to be channeled through the Afghan government's budget within two years. AP
US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry chat by the exercise area of a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	A US soldier of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrols in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty
An Afghan girl carrying a younger child on her back looks at a US soldier of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrolling in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	Afghan villagers standing in a doorway watch US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrol their village in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty
US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrol a village in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry prepare to leave for a patrol from their forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty
US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrol a village in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	An Afghan policeman stops vehicles at a checkpoint ahead of the Kabul Conference on July 19, 2010. Afghanistan is to host a key international conference in Kabul on July 20, aiming to chart a future of peace and development and show supporters the war-torn country is acting on past pledges. The meeting is being billed as a bid by the Afghan government to follow a process of transition from dependence on Western backers to running the country alone and responsibly after tens of thousands of US-led NATO troops go home. Getty
US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrol a village in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	Afghan policemen stop vehicles at a checkpoint ahead of the Kabul Conference on July 19, 2010. Afghanistan is to host a key international conference in Kabul on July 20, aiming to chart a future of peace and development and show supporters the war-torn country is acting on past pledges. The meeting is being billed as a bid by the Afghan government to follow a process of transition from dependence on Western backers to running the country alone and responsibly after tens of thousands of US-led NATO troops go home. Getty
A US soldier of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry exercises outdoors at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty	US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrol a village in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 19, 2010. NATO and the United States have 143,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to peak at 150,000 in coming weeks as they take a US-led counter-insurgency to the insurgents' southern strongholds in an effort to speed up an end to the war. Getty
Afghan miners take a break from mining in a makeshift emerald mine in The Panjshir Valley on July 14, 2010. Reports sugest that Afghanistan is sitting on significant deposits of oil, gas, Copper, iron, gold and coal as well as a range of precious gems like emeralds and rubies. Currently these minerals are largely untapped and are still being mapped. Getty	Afghan miners take a break from mining in a makeshift emerald mine in The Panjshir Valley on July 14, 2010. Reports sugest that Afghanistan is sitting on significant deposits of oil, gas, Copper, iron, gold and coal as well as a range of precious gems like emeralds and rubies. Currently these minerals are largely untapped and are still being mapped. Getty
Afghan policeman stands guard at a police base which came under attack last night in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Three U.S. troops and five Afghan civilians died in a car bomb blast and gunfire outside the base Tuesday. AP	Afghan policemen secure a police base which came under attack last night in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Three US troops and five Afghan civilians died in a car bomb blast and gunfire outside the base Tuesday. AP

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Afghan Women's Rights Advocates before attending the Kabul international Conference. Uploaded to Flickr on July 20, 2010 by U.S Embassy Kabul Afghanistan.

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100719-F-8920C-042. Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team members walk along a road during a patrol to meet with villagers and deliver pesticide for their crops in Qalat City, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2010. The Zabul PRT supports and facilitates the legitimacy of the Afghan national and local governments through regional reconstruction, security and stability of the province. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

100719-F-8920C-070. A U.S. Soldier and an Airman with Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team meet with villagers during a shura, or meeting, in Qalat City, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2010. Shuras allow the government to hear the concerns of its people and decide a course of action to resolve those issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with Richard Holbrooke , the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), General David Petraeus, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), and U.S Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry met with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai before the Kabul Conference. Uploaded to Flickr on July 19, 2010 by U.S Embassy Kabul Afghanistan.

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100718-F-8920C-069. U.S. Army Spcs. Jule Renner and Neal Perry, Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) security forces members, secure a a road during a combined patrol with Afghan National Police officers in Qalat City in the Zabul province of Afghanistan July 18, 2010. The PRT supported Afghanistan's national and local governments by promoting regional reconstruction and providing security in the province. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

100718-F-8920C-062. An Afghan National Police officer talks to a group of people during a combined patrol with the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Qalat City in the Zabul province of Afghanistan July 18, 2010. The PRT supported Afghanistan's national and local governments by promoting regional reconstruction and providing security in the province. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

100718-A-4544P-002. U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Niigermann, a tactical information operations noncommissioned officer from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, moves sandbags for a wall designed to increase the base safety during morning physical training at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Derec Pierson/Released)

100717-A-3996M-013. Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles all-terrain vehicles pass each other on a highway on the way back from a mission in the town of Charikar in the Parwan province of Afghanistan July 17, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cody Trombley/Released)

100717-N-4614W-053. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter Andrysiak, commander of the 20th Engineer Battalion, delivers remarks during a memorial service on Forward Operating Base Mogensen in Afghanistan July 17, 2010, for four fallen Service members. The service was held to honor Sgt. Zachary Fisher and Spcs. Chase Stanley, Jesse Reed and Matthew Johnson. The Soldiers, who were all attached to the 20th Engineer Battalion, were killed in a roadside explosion July 14, 2010, while conducting a route clearance mission. (DoD photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeremy L. Wood, U.S. Navy/Released)

100717-A-4544P-085. From left, U.S. Army Pvt. Nicholas Lucas, Sgt. James Triplett and Pvt. Richard Franco provide security during a mission in the village of Padkhab Shana near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, July 17, 2010, during Operation Healthy Hands. The Soldiers are assigned to Alpha Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. (DoD photo by Sgt. Derec Pierson, U.S. Army/Released)

National Security Advisor Jim Jones arrived in Kabul for a one day meeting with the Afghan National Advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar Soanta, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Steffen DiMistura, General David Petraeus, U.S Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S Deputy Ambassador Anthony Wayne and NATO Senior Civilian Representative Mark Sedwill. Uploaded to Flickr on July 16, 2010 by U.S Embassy Kabul Afghanistan.

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100714-M-0301S-079. U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, sit with Afghan civilians during a shura in Boldak, Afghanistan, July 14, 2010. The shura was held so village elders could talk about the upcoming parliamentary elections and discuss agricultural, educational, and medical issues with Nad' Ali District officials. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lindsay L. Sayres/Released)

100713-A-6225G-068. U.S. Soldiers and an Afghan National Police officer return to Combat Outpost Jaghato after a mission to the village of Calenday in Jaghato district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 13, 2010. The Soldiers are assigned to 1st Platoon, Able Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest/Released)

100710-A-6225G-117. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier attempts to get water from a well in the village of Calenday, Jaghato district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2010. The soldier and his platoon were in the village to improve security in the area and develop relationships with residents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt, Russell Gilchrest/Released)

100710-A-6225G-139. Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police officers return to Combat Outpost Jaghato after conducting a mission in the village of Calenday, Jaghato district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2010. Members of the security forces went to the village to improve security in the area and speak with some of the residents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest/Released)