Afpak Photo War
Archive 19

Afghan medics tie the body of a believed suicide attacker to a stretcher before putting on an ambulance at the scene of an attack in central Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Taliban militants struck the heart of the Afghan government in Kabul on Monday, prompting fierce gunbattles after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace. AP

Afghan policeman jubilate after a gunbattle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Taliban militants struck the heart of the Afghan government in Kabul on Monday, prompting fierce gunbattles after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace. More explosions rocked the capital as Afghan troops fought off the attackers. AP

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Mario Barber checks his lists before Operation Fazilat commences Jan. 10, 2010, in the Arghandab River Valley section of the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The operation is a coalition forces effort to clear the area of improvised explosive devices and establish a presence in the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones/Released) Date Posted: 1/15/2010

Canadian army Cpl. Melissa Gagnon pulls security in the village of Rajan Qala in the Arghandab River Valley section of the Kandahar province of Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2009, during Operation Fazilat. The operation is a coalition forces effort to clear the area of improvised explosive devices and establish a presence in the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones/Released) Date Posted: 1/15/2010

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Hubbard and Pvt. 1st Class Zachary Mielke, both assigned to 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, transport water delivered by sling load to resupply Observation Post Spur, in Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Gray/Released) Date Posted: 1/15/2010

Task Force Khowst soldier provides security while patrolling the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2009.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released) Location: Chapman. Date Posted: 1/15/2010

Task Force Khowst soldiers patrol the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire /Released) Location: Chapman. Date Posted: 1/15/2010

Overlooking Pakistan at Border Control Point 6, Khowst province Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire/Released) Date Posted: 1/15/2010

Coalition Forces, alongside Afghan commandos search collats, during an air assault mission, in the Paktika province, of Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire/Released) Location: Chapman. Date Posted: 1/15/2010

U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division depart on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after an air-assault mission to search Khost province, Afghanistan, during Operation Champion Sword July 28. Operation Champion Sword is a joint operation involving Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Forces focused on specific militant targets and safe havens within the Sabari and Terezai districts of the province in eastern Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division wait for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to land so they can depart from an air-assault mission to search Khost province, Afghanistan, during Operation Champion Sword July 28. Operation Champion Sword is a joint operation involving Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Forces focused on specific militant targets and safe havens within the Sabari and Terezai districts of the province in eastern Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

Afghan construction workers stand inside a bunker during a rocket attack by Anti-Afghan Forces at Forward Operation Base Joyce, Afghanistan on Dec. 12, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

Afghan soldiers attend a counterimprovised explosive device course at Camp Hero, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron provides medical attendtion to an Afghan with gunshot injuries Dec. 8, 2009, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Pararescuemen rescue persons who need medical attention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

U.S. Army Capt. Charles Day, a surgeon with 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, assists Spc. Frank Romanowski and Spc. Timothy Currie as they lift a patient before placing him on a backboard during their Emergency Medical Technician recertification training at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Frazier/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division; the 118th Military Police Company and Afghan National Police officers search for improvised explosives devices while on patrol in the Tangi Valley in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/ Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, prepare for a dismounted patrol through the Tangi Valley in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

A mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle from Task Force Warrior and a tactical armored vehicle from Task Force Korrigan bring service members back to Combat Outpost Belda after they completed a mission in Shpee Valley, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009. The mission was part of a larger three-day operation in which three Afghan National Army companies, supported by 500 French marines from the International Security Assistance Force and Coalition force elements conducted a large operation intended to deny the enemy safe haven and contribute to election security. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Lory Stevens/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010

U.S. Senators visit the Operational Coordination Center District (OCCD) in the Arghandab River Valley of Afghanistan Jan. 7, 2010. The OCCD is a combined operation center for U.S., Canadian and Afghan forces working together to establish security in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones/Released) Date Posted: 1/13/2010