An Afghan border guard waves an Afghan flag in a compound in the village of Sorkhdoz as U.S. Marines unload their supplies after arriving in the village as part of a massive assault July 2, 2009. Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 32 months ago

An Afghan border guard waves an Afghan flag in a compound in the village of Sorkhdoz as U.S. Marines unload their supplies after arriving in the village as part of a massive assault July 2, 2009. Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war.

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