A supporters of the former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, listens during an election campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

A supporters of the former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, listens during an election campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president.

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  1. French soldiers prepare to launch an unmanned observation drone to monitor Taliban activity over the Hindu Kush mountains east of the Afghan capital on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, from the Tora Forward Operating Base. France has sent 3,500 troops to Afghanistan as part of the 100,000-strong U.S. led coalition battling the insurgency, making it the fourth-largest contributor to the U.S.-led coalition battling the insurgency.
  2. French soldiers prepare to launch an unmanned observation drone to monitor Taliban activity over the Hindu Kush mountains east of the Afghan capital on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, from the Tora Forward Operating Base. France has sent 3,500 troops to Afghanistan as part of the 100,000-strong U.S. led coalition battling the insurgency, making it the fourth-largest contributor to the U.S.-led coalition battling the insurgency.
  3. French soldiers prepare to launch an unmanned observation drone to monitor Taliban activity over the Hindu Kush mountains east of the Afghan capital on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, from the Tora Forward Operating Base. France has sent 3,500 troops to Afghanistan as part of the 100,000-strong U.S. led coalition battling the insurgency, making it the fourth-largest contributor to the U.S.-led coalition battling the insurgency.
  4. Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, center, and Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, left, attend funeral prayer for an army officer, who was killed in the Friday's suicide bombing in a mosque, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power.
  5. In this image made on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, French Foreign Legion Col. Benoit Durieux, center, awards the medal of military valor, bronze star, to U.S. Capt. Tom (left), who only went by his first name because of U.S. military regulations, at the Tora forward operating base in Afghanistan. Tom was cited for military valor by France's Defense Minister and awarded the medal for his role in a night time raid in July in the Surowbi district east of the Afghan capital during which three suspected Taliban chiefs were killed, and his action during a second night time raid in October during which he succeeded in bringing his commando back to base despite one of his men getting killed, Durieux said. He said Tom's unit had been instrumental in helping NATO forces operate in the Surowbi district, which is under French control.
  6. In this image made on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, French Foreign Legion Col. Benoit Durieux, center, awards the medal of military valor, bronze star, to U.S. Capt. Tom (left), who only went by his first name because of U.S. military regulations, at the Tora forward operating base in Afghanistan. Tom was cited for military valor by France's Defense Minister and awarded the medal for his role in a night time raid in July in the Surowbi district east of the Afghan capital during which three suspected Taliban chiefs were killed, and his action during a second night time raid in October during which he succeeded in bringing his commando back to base despite one of his men getting killed, Durieux said. He said Tom's unit had been instrumental in helping NATO forces operate in the Surowbi district, which is under French control.
  7. Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (C), army chief Ashfaq Kiyani ( L) and chairman joint chief of staff committee Tariq Majeed (R) attend a funeral prayer of three out of the 40 people who were killed in an attack on a mosque near the military headquarters in Rawalpindi December 5, 2009. Pakistani officials on Saturday mourned those killed near the country's military headquarters in an attack that raised questions over how militants penetrated the security of the regional nuclear power. As Pakistan battles Taliban insurgents who have responded to offensives with bombings that have killed hundreds since October, it also faces U.S. pressure to root out militants who cross the border to fight Western troops in Afghanistan.
  8. Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (3rd R), army chief Ashfaq Kiyani (3rd L), chairman joint chief of staff committee Tariq Majeed (2nd R) and Interior Minister Rehman Malik (R) with other relatives attend a funeral prayer of three out of the 40 people who were killed in an attack on a mosque near the military headquarters in Rawalpindi December 5, 2009. Pakistani officials on Saturday mourned those killed near the country's military headquarters in an attack that raised questions over how militants penetrated the security of the regional nuclear power. As Pakistan battles Taliban insurgents who have responded to offensives with bombings that have killed hundreds since October, it also faces U.S. pressure to root out militants who cross the border to fight Western troops in Afghanistan.
  9. Soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of Major General Umer Bilal, one of 40 who were killed in an attack on a mosque near the military headquarters a day earlier, before his funeral in Rawalpindi December 5, 2009. Pakistani officials on Saturday mourned those killed near the country's military headquarters in an attack that raised questions over how militants penetrated the security of the regional nuclear power. As Pakistan battles Taliban insurgents who have responded to offensives with bombings that have killed hundreds since October, it also faces U.S. pressure to root out militants who cross the border to fight Western troops in Afghanistan.
  10. Mourners carry the casket of retired army officer Mohammad Shoaib, who was killed in the Friday's suicide attack in a mosque, after his funeral prayer in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.
  11. Relatives mourn beside casket of an retired army officer Mohammad Shoaib, who was killed in the Friday's suicide attack in a mosque, prior to his funeral prayer in Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.
  12. Pakistan's army troops stand guard at the site of Friday's suicide attack, covered with tent, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.
  13. A Pakistan's army soldier stops a motorcyclist for checking at the entrance near the site of Friday's suicide attack, covered with tent, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.
  14. Pakistan's army troops stand guard at the site of Friday's suicide attack, covered with tent, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.
  15. Pakistan's army troops stand guard at the site of Friday's suicide attack, covered with tent, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.
  16. Pakistani police guard at the entrance near the site of a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. A Taliban suicide squad targeted Pakistani military officers and their families praying at a mosque close to army headquarters in a gruesome display of the militants' ability to strike at the center of power in the U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed nation.

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