Afghanistan Wartime Architecture July 2010 Part 4

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Afghanistan Wartime Architecture July 2010 Part 4
This picture shows inside the empty seat of the Buddha, which was destroyed by the Taliban, in Bamiyan on July 29, 2010. Bamiyan, some 200 kilometres (124 miles) northwest of Kabul, stands in a deep green and lush valley stretching 100 kilometres through central Afghanistan, on the former Silk Road that once linked China with Central Asia and beyond. The town was home to two nearly 2,000-year-old Buddha statues before they were destroyed by the Taliban, months before their regime was toppled in a US-led invasion in late 2001. Getty	In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Friday July 30, 2010, British soldiers of the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, keep watch as their colleagues fill sandbags in a newly-occupied compound in Sayedebad, Afghanistan. British and Afghan troops launched a new offensive in the Sayedebad area of Helmand to try to deny insurgents a base from which to launch attacks in Nad Ali and Marjah, accordinmg to an announcement by the British military. Coalition and Afghan troops have been seeking to solidify control of Marjah after overrunning the poppy-farming community five months ago. AP
This general view shows Band-i-Amir lake outside the central Afghan province of Bamiyan during a local annual festival aimed at promoting tourism in the central highlands, in Bamiyan on July 29, 2010. Bamiyan, some 200 kilometres (124 miles) northwest of Kabul, stands in a deep green and lush valley stretching 100 kilometres through central Afghanistan, on the former Silk Road that once linked China with Central Asia and beyond. The town was home to two nearly 2,000-year-old Buddha statues before they were destroyed by the Taliban, months before their regime was toppled in a US-led invasion in late 2001. Getty	An Afghan National Police searches an Afghan villagers while on patrol with US soldiers of 2nd Platoon Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry in Kandahar province's Dand district in Afghanistan on July 28, 2010. Close to 150,000 US and NATO troops are deployed in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban insurgency. Getty
US soldiers of 2nd Platoon Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrol in Kandahar province's Dand district in Afghanistan on July 28, 2010. Close to 150,000 US and NATO troops are deployed in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban insurgency. Getty	US Lieutenant John Ritchie from Florida sleeps in a self-built room made from fortification wall cages while serving with the 1-320 Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010. AP
US soldiers from the 1-320 Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, prepare to launch a mortar shell to insurgents positions from COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010. AP	Spc. Dallas Purdy from Hockley, Texas, hangs a message of support from friends Ashley and Katie Daniels while serving with the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010. AP
US medics from 1st Platoon Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry check a sick Afghan villager during a patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 24, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty	A U.S. Army soldier Sgt. James Copler of Kennewick Washington, from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division have a light moment at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 24, 2010. AP
US soldiers from 1st Platoon Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry talk with villagers during a patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 24, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty	An Afghan National Police officer (L) high-fives a US soldier from 1st Platoon Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry as he leaves for patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 24, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty
US soldiers (L) from 1st Platoon Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry pass a soccer ball to Afghan children during a patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 24, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty	Afghan army soldiers and US Army soldiers from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, play with a ball at the joint US-Afghan base at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. AP
Afghans gather inside the mosque in Khost, eastern Afghanistan, where a bomb exploded and seriously wounded a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections Mawlvi Saydullah and at least 16 other people, according to local officials, Friday, July 23, 2010. The candidate, Mawlvi Saydullah, was making a speech inside the mosque in Mando Zayi district when the blast went off. AP	Afghans walk in front of the tomb of Sultan Mohammed Telai, which was destroyed during the Afghan civil war in 1990s, Friday, July 23, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The last King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah was a descendent of Sultan Mohammed Telai. AP
A father walks with his boys in front of the tomb of Sultan Mohammed Telai, which was destroyed during the Afghan civil war in 1990s, Friday, July 23, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The last King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah was a descendent of Sultan Mohammed Telai. AP	US soldier of Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry grills dinner at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 23, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty
US soldiers of Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry relaxes at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 23, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty	US soldiers of Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry relaxes at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 23, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty
US soldiers of Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry change guard at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 23, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty	US soldiers of Bravo Troop of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry give each other a 'high five' as they walk past each other at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 23, 2010. US President Barack Obama has set a deadline of July 2011 as the start of a gradual drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, though the pace of the withdrawal has yet to be determined. Getty
A U.S. medical evacuation Blackhawk helicopter takes off carrying soldiers wounded by a hidden bomb during a patrol by the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division near COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. AP	U.S. Army soldiers provide cover for a medical evacuation Blackhawk helicopter taking off with soldier wounded by a hidden bomb during a patrol by the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division near COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. AP
A U.S. Army soldier belonging to the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, has an early morning shave by a well at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. AP	US Sergeant Tyler Schmidt of First Platoon Bravo Troop of First Squadron, 71st Cavalry relaxes outside his tent at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 22, 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 Army Private First Class Scott Donahue, from Panama City, Florida, catches some sleep in his bunk while serving with 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AP	A bomb disposal robot brings a carton for inspection by U.S. Army bomb disposal expert Staff Sergeant Craig Cohen, of Gracey, Kentucky, during clearance operations by the 723rd Explosives Ordinance Disposal unit near COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. AP
U.S. Army troops from the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, duck as an Afghan soldier fires a rocket propelled grenade towards insurgent positions at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AO	US Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, search for insurgents from a rooftop firing position at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AP
U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Buddy Hartlaub, of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, aims a sniper rifle on insurgent positions at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AP	U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, relax after a morning exercise session at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AP
US soldiers of First Platoon Bravo Troop of First Squadron, 71st Cavalry scan for Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) while on patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 21, 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	U.S. Army Spc. Manuel de Jesus Salvador, of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, from Houston, Texas, checks ammunition belts at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AP
U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, lay razor wire outside the walls of Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. AP	US Staff Sergeant Julio Jurado of First Platoon Bravo Troop of First Squadron, 71st Cavalry walk past Afghan villagers during a patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 21, 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 carries his dinner as fellow soldiers watch a film at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 18, 2010. The Afghan capital Kabul is set to host a major gathering of its international partners, including about 40 foreign ministers, on July 20, where the government will lay out is plan for the future. Getty	US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry relax outside their tent at their forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 18, 2010. The Afghan capital Kabul is set to host a major gathering of its international partners, including about 40 foreign ministers, on July 20, where the government will lay out is plan for the future. Getty
U.S. Army Pfc. Alberto Antonio Mendiola, from El Paso, TX, of 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, eats dinner at a watchtower at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. AP	US soldier of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry relaxes outside his tent at a forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 18, 2010. The Afghan capital Kabul is set to host a major gathering of its international partners, including about 40 foreign ministers, on July 20, where the government will lay out is plan for the future. Getty
US soldiers of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry clean their rifles at their forward operating base in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 18, 2010. The Afghan capital Kabul is set to host a major gathering of its international partners, including about 40 foreign ministers, on July 20, where the government will lay out is plan for the future. Getty	US Sergeant Michael Paranzino of First Platoon Bravo Troop of First Squadron, 71st Cavalry buys drinks from an Afghan shopkeeper during a patrol in Dand district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on July 21, 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

100729-F-7552L-258. Tribal elders of Zer-e-koh valley pose for a photo with U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of International Security Assistance Force, during a shura in the Herat province of Afghanistan July 29, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

100728-F-5281B-007. U.S. Soldiers build a drainage system after a rain storm on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields, Afghanistan, July 28 2010. The Soldiers are from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. John Barton, U.S. Air Force/Released)

100727-A-3996M-014. U.S. Army Maj. Steve Vetrano looks at the finished portion of the first of two cold storage shelters for produce and vegetables at the Directorate of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock training facility in the Mahmud-i-Raqi district of the Kapisa province of Afghanistan July 27, 2010. Members of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II were visiting the training facility. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

100725-N-0475R-306. U.S. Sailors, Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, erect a K-Span building at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 25, 2010. NMCB 5 deployed to Afghanistan to execute general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

100724-A-0000X-002. An Afghan judge stands to announce the beginning of a trial in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2010. (U.S. Army photo/Released)

100723-F-8920C-099. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul adjust their night vision optics during a presence patrol in Qalat City, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

100723-F-8920C-011. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul walk past a villager's tent during a presence patrol outside Qalat City, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

100722-N-0475R-702. U.S. Navy Builder 3rd Class Joel Reed, left, a Seabee attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, briefs U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Handley, commander of 1st Naval Construction Division (NCD), at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 22, 2010. NMCB 5 executed general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management to support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

100722-F-7552L-377. A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands at an outpost in the Samangan province of Afghanistan July 22, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

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100722-F-7552L-312. German batallion commander Lt. Col Sembritzki, left, briefs U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, second from left, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, on the challenges that NATO forces face at an outpost in northern Afghanistan July 22, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo By Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

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100722-F-7552L-156. The Friendship Bridge stretches across the Amu Darya River, connecting Mangusar, Uzbekistan, and Hariatan, Afghanistan, July 22, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

100722-F-7552L-177. U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, left, the commander of the International Security Assistance Force, visits the Friendship Bridge border crossing between Mansugar, Uzbekistan, and Hairatan, Afghanistan, July 22, 2010. The bridge runs across the Amu Darya River, which separates Uzbekistan from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

100721-F-8920C-105. Afghan children watch as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul pass by during a visit to a village in Qalat district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 21, 2010. PRT Zabul supports the Afghan national government and local governments through regional reconstruction and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon/Released)

100720-A-6225G-047. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, and Czech soldiers take part in the "One Shot, One Kill" program at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2010. The program aims to teach Soldiers physical training techniques that are relevant to combat situations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest/Released)

100720-A-6225G-114. U.S. Soldiers run up and down a hill while taking part in the One Shot, One Kill workout program at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest/Released)

100720-A-6225G-086. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, and Czech soldiers disassemble and reassemble their weapons after intense physical activity while taking part in the "One Shot, One Kill" program at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2010. The program aims to teach Soldiers physical training techniques that are relevant to combat situations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest/Released)

100720-A-1839I-145. U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas W. Hager, center, the commander and bandmaster of the 101st Airborne Division Band, instructs the band and members of the Afghan National Army Band during a practice session at Bagram Airfield in the Parwan province of Afghanistan July 20, 2010. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Corey Idleburg/Released)

100719-F-7552L-247. Afghan National Police Chief Masrullah Zarefi shows the police training barracks to U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, center, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, second from right, at the Afghan National Police Regional Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 19, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

100719-F-7552L-110. U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, right, the commander of the International Security Assistance Force, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, second from right, visit the Afghan National Police Regional Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 19, 2010. U.S. Army photo By Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail/Released)

100715-F-5281B-001. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Nangarhar fortify defensive fighting positions on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, July 15, 2010. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. John Barton, U.S. Air Force/Released)