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afpak-archive-01.htm  Afpak Photo War Archive 1                        July 19, 2009
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af-photo-war-03.htm   Afghanistan Photo War 3                          June 22, 2009
af-photo-war-02.htm   Afghanistan Photo War 2                          June 22, 2009
af-photo-war-01.htm   Afghanistan Photo War 1                          May 15, 2009

Afpak Photo War Archive 9

14 October 2009

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment prepare to engage the enemy after contact at Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009. Several mortar explosions went off around the base during the attack. No Marines were injured. The Marines are one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William Greeson/Released) Date Posted: 10/14/2009 A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment reacts to an explosion outside Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillip Elgie/Released) Date Posted: 10/14/2009 U.S. Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment is waiting while U.S. Special Forces clear a path in Meydan Valley, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. 1-4 IN is deployed throughout southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Tia P. Sokimson/Released) Date Posted: 10/14/2009 U.S. Army Maj. Lisa Coviello, left, with the 758th Forward Surgical Team, Fort Lewis, Wash., observes 1st Sgt. Michael Levesque, second from left, and fellow Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe prepare a Soldier for a medical evacuation Oct. 4, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Zabul province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kris Eglin/Released) Date Posted: 10/14/2009 U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire at enemy forces during an attack at Patrol Base Bracha in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2009. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Army Sgt. Jesse Roney, right, assigned to Alpha Company, 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, talks with an Afghan boy, while providing security for his patrol, in Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roy Aeschlimann, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, returns fire during a firefight in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. The Marines were attacked while conducting a security patrol in the area. Exchanging fire with enemy insurgents for less than two hours, the Marines suffered no casualties. The Marines are the combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment run for cover during a firefight in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roy Aeschlimann, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, returns fire during a firefight in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 Seven-year-old Attiullah, who was wounded after a bullet entered his back coming out through his chest, sits on his bed at Mirwais hospital October 13, 2009 Kandahar, Afghanistan. According to his grandfather, Attiullah was shot by U.S forces as he was walking in the field near his home in the village of Sangissar, Panjway district watching the family's flock of sheep. The soldiers apparently shot at a vehicle that was supposedly Taliban and the boy got hit accidently. Mirwais hospital in Kandahar city is the largest regional hospital in the area, supported by the ICRC and the Afghan government it caters to most of the war wounded in the most hostile part of the country. A recent U.N. report has described 2009 as the deadliest year in terms of civilian casualties in Afghanistan ever since the start of the U.S.-led war against Taliban in the country. In his latest report presented to the Pentagon, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. top commander emphasized the need for winning the hearts and minds of the Afghans. The Taliban are now staging suicide attacks and IED blasts in densely populated areas to create a bigger impact as more of Afghan's war wounded hit the headlines. Getty President Barack Obama and his national security team listen to a presentation from Karl W. Eikenberry (onscreen in middle), U.S. Ambassdor to Afghanistan, during a briefing on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House on Oct. 14, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Hi-rez

13 October 2009

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire at enemy forces during an attack at Patrol Base Bracha in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2009. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joe Helmick, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, runs for cover during an attack at Patrol Base Bracha in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2009. DoD photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Afghan soldiers hold Patrol Base Bracha during an attack by enemy forces in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Afghan soldiers hold Patrol Base Bracha during an attack by enemy forces in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Afghan soldiers wait to leave Patrol Base Hasan Abad ,in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Afghan soldiers hold security during movement in order to establish a patrol base in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Travis Preciado, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, returns fire during a firefight in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. The Marines were attacked while conducting a security patrol in the area. Exchanging fire with enemy insurgents for less than two hours, the Marines suffered no casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Douglas Evans, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, mans a squad automatic weapon after receiving indirect fire in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009 U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nolan Archer, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, prepares to return fire after receiving indirect fire in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released) Date Posted: 10/13/2009

12 October 2009

US Marines ride aboard a CH-53 helicopter flying over Helmand Province, in southern Afghanistan, on October 12, 2009. Twenty Taliban militants were killed and a number arrested in separate operations involving foreign forces and Afghan troops, police, military commanders and the government said today. US Marines ride aboard a CH-53 helicopter flying over Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 12, 2009. Twenty Taliban militants were killed and a number arrested in separate operations involving foreign forces and Afghan troops, police, military commanders and the government said today. Getty An Italian Artificiere bomb disposal expert inspects the entrance of the Santa Barbara army barracks in Milan, italy, after a Libyan man set off an explosive device seriously injuring himself and causing light wounds to another man, Italian police said, Monday Oct. 12, 2009. Reports said the man shouted "Out of Afghanistan!" before setting off the device, which was not very powerful. Italy has about 2,800 troops deployed in Afghanistan. AP U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, pour gasoline on bags of confiscated poppy seeds, in the Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province October 6, 2009. afpak-fun-04c-ure taken October 6, 2009. Reuters A US Marine gunner cocks his weapon as his CH-53 helicopter takes off to fly over Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 12, 2009. Twenty Taliban militants were killed and a number arrested in separate operations involving foreign forces and Afghan troops, police, military commanders and the government said today. Getty A Marine Corps carry team bows their heads near a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Taylor, of St. Louis, Mo. , died while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. AP US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha walk back to the White House after attending a prayer service at the St. Johns church in Washington, DC, on October 11, 2009. Getty Hi-rez Taliban propaganda tapes, identification badges and documents are found and confiscated, during a dismount patrol, in support of Operation Catamount Eviction, through Nerkh Valley, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Gray/Released) Date Posted: 10/9/2009 Geologists Steve Peters and Saidh Mirzad of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) scale a hillside for abnormal rock formations Sept. 20, 2009, during a site survey outside Sukalog, Afghanistan. With Marines from Fox Company, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment as escorts, the USGS was able to examine the land in hopes of finding strong metallic minerals, which could result in mining jobs for Afghans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Furrer/Released) Date Posted: 10/8/2009 U.S. Army Spc. Justin Roberson sets up a 60 mm mortar, while Sgt. Robert Hancock provides security, outside the green zone, in Mowtsi village, at Zabul province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009. Both Soldiers are from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tia P. Sokimson, U.S. Army/Released) Date Posted: 10/9/2009 Czechoslovakia soldiers, assigned to Sniper Squad, 3rd Contingent, provide over watch to Coalition Forces, in Zarghun Shar, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released) Date Posted: 10/7/2009 U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Derek K. McVay, commander of the 3rd Platoon, and fellow Marines with the 3rd Platoon, Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment meet with Afghan local nationals at Khan's Compound in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2009. The Marines are meeting with the Afghans to discuss the quality of life at the compound and to ensure the needs of the people are being met. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua Greenfield/Released) Date Posted: 10/9/2009 Afghan men sit detained after they were caught by US Marines from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines with substances used to make IED's or Improvised Explosive Devices, during day four of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 10, 2009. The Bhuji Bhast Pass is effectively a Taliban corridor, mined with IEDs from one end to the other, and lined with villages that are hostile to the Western troop presence. Aboard Marine CH-53 helicopters Fox Company inserted into the pass on the 8th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan in an effort to clear insurgent forces from local villages and improve security for the local Afghan population. Getty A US Marine from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines takes a break from searching house-to-house during day three of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009. Getty US Marines from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines search house-to-house during day three of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009. Getty US Marines from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines patrol through a village clearing house-to-house during day three of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009. Getty US Marines from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines search house-to-house during day three of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009. Getty A US Marine from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines kicks down a door as his platoon searches house-to-house during day three of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009. Getty US Marines from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines breach into a house during day three of Operation Germinate into the restive Bhuji Bhast Pass in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009. A U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case containing the body of Army specialist Christopher T. Griffin during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, October 6, 2009. Reuters U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Dailey, Maj. Gen. David Perkins and Lt. Gen. David Huntoon salute as soldiers carry the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Kirk of South Portland, Maine, out of a C-17 during a dignified transfer on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base October 6, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. A member of the 4th Brigade Combat Team stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, Sergeant Kirk is one of eight U.S. soldiers killed on Saturday when about 300 insurgents mounted a bold daylight attack on a pair of remote American military bases in the Kamdesh District of Nuristan Province, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It was the heaviest U.S. loss of life in a single battle since July 2008. Getty