MIAN POSHTEH, AFGHANISTAN- JULY 4: An Army blackhawk helicopter lands as they medi-vac a U.S. Marine from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. after he hurt his back on July 4, 2009 in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of Operation Khanjari which was launched to take areas in the Southern Helmand Province that Taliban fighters are using as a resupply route and to help the local Afghan population prepare for the upcoming presidential elections. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

MIAN POSHTEH, AFGHANISTAN- JULY 4: An Army blackhawk helicopter lands as they medi-vac a U.S. Marine from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. after he hurt his back on July 4, 2009 in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The Marines are part of Operation Khanjari which was launched to take areas in the Southern Helmand Province that Taliban fighters are using as a resupply route and to help the local Afghan population prepare for the upcoming presidential elections.

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  1. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: A soldier from Task Force Viper performs post-flight procedures on a Blackhawk helicopter at the forward operating base (FOB) Camp Salerno November 21, 2009 near Khost, Afghanistan. Task Force Viper crews fly passenger and cargo from the camp to the battlefront forces.
  2. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: Afghan military and police stand guard at the scene of a rocket attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul that injured four people November 21, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Serena hotel is Kabul's only five-star hotel which was heavily-fortified after the 2008 attack. The hotel is where most of the UN employees and VIP's have chosen to stay but continues to be a target.
  3. Pallbearers carry the casket containing the body of Army Reservist Spc. Christopher James Coffland out of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen following a funeral Mass Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in Baltimore. According to the Department of Defense, Coffland, 43, died Nov. 13, 2009, in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.
  4. WOOTTON BASSETT, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Friends and family including the Queen's senior footman, Fraser Marlton-Thomas and brother of Corporal Loren Marlton-Thomas (R) react as the hearse carrying his coffin passes mourners lining the High Street on November 20, 2009 in Wootton Bassett, England. Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman from 7th Battalion The Rifles was killed as a result of small arms fire whilst on a foot patrol near Sangin in central Helmand province during the morning of November 15 2009. Corporal Loren Owen Christopher Marlton-Thomas from 33 Engineer Regiment was killed by an improvised explosive device in the Gereshk area of Helmand Province on Sunday November 15 2009. The repatriation of the two soldiers marks the 100th that has passed through the town of Wootton Bassett which is near to RAF Lyneham which currently receives the bodies of fallen soldiers flown home from Afghanistan.
  5. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 20: Afghan actress Trena Amiri, 22, poses during the filming of the soap opera 'Love and Old Age' November 20, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Trena has been acting for two years and gets paid from $50 up to $300 depending on whether it's a TV show or movie production. Trena is divorced and rarely sees her three children since her ex-husband has full custody, according to conservative Afghan laws. She keeps her acting life a secret from her part-time nursing job, as many are critical of her lifestyle.
  6. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference as U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stands nearby, at the U.S. embassy on November 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins his second term in office amid allegations of corruption and wide spread calls for government reform.
  7. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 18: Actor Ralf Moeller is pictured during a short press conference at Bendlerblock on November 18, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Guttenberg thanked Moeller for the actors support for German troops especially in Afghanistan, where Moeller helped to organize fitness equipment and visited the troops regularly.
  8. BRATISLAVA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, Speaker of the Slovenian National Assembly, France Cukjati and Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag Per Westerberg during a meeting at the Slovak Parliament (NR SR) building on November 18, 2009, in Bratislava, Slovakia. Jerzy Buzek attended a meeting on the 20th anniversary of the Velvet revolution and earlier in the day met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, where the two politicians discussed military operations in Afghanistan and the upcoming summit on climate change in Copenhagen.
  9. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) walks with U.S Ambassador to Afghan Karl Eikenberry (R) after arriving on November 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S Secretary of State. Clinton will meet with Afghan President Karzai before he officially starts his second term of office.
  10. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, General Wesley Clark testifies before the House Armed Services Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee hearing on 'Iraq and Afghanistan: Perspectives on US Strategy, Part III' on November 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  11. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 16: A U.S. Army firing team fires a volly during a funeral service for US Army Sgt. Nickolas Mueller, at Arlington Cemetery on November 16, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Sgt. Mueller died October 26, 2009 of injuries from a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
  12. DOVER, DE - NOVEMBER 15: Transfer Vehicle Guide Senior Airman, Lisibeth Payano closes the rear doors of the mortuary vehicle containing the transfer cases of U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Coffland and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shawn Hefner during a dignified transfer on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base on November 15, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. Spc. Coffland of Baltimore, Maryland, and Lance Cpl. Hefner of Hico, Texas, were killed in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
  13. LIVORNO, ITALY - NOVEMBER 14: Riot police stand in front of demonstrators and supporters of AS Livorno Calcio protesting outside the Stadio Armando Picchi against the use of the club's stadium to hold celebrations marking the 67th anniversary of The Battle of El Alamein at Stadio Armando Picchi on November 14, 2009 in Livorno, Italy. The ceremony also marked the homecoming of the Italian Brigade of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan and the change of command between general Rosario Castellano and general Federico D'Apuzzo.
  14. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 14: People protest the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama at Seoul's downtown on November 14, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Protestors denounce the South Korean government's decision to dispatch troops to Afghanistan, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to South Korea.
  15. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: An Afghan woman places her hand on the family grave at a local cemetery for Hazara people November 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans often visit the family grave on Fridays to offer prayer. The Taliban this morning claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing killing two, and wounding at least six people near Camp Phoenix, a U.S military support base.
  16. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: U.S soldiers stands guard at the scene of a suicide bomb blast November 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which wounded at least six people near Camp Phoenix, a U.S military support base.

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