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U.S. Army Pfc. David Leigh, of Elizabeth City, N.C.,

U.S. Army Pfc. David Leigh, of Elizabeth City, N.C.,

U.S. Army Pfc. David Leigh, of Elizabeth City, N.C., dices red and green bell peppers in preparation for the Special Operations Task Force - South dining facility's lunch service, Sept. 4, 2010, at Kandahar Air... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special Operations Task Force - South, briefs of group of SOTF - S distinguished guests, including U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Georgia (center), before the group ... More

An Afghan National Army Special Forces soldier looks

An Afghan National Army Special Forces soldier looks

An Afghan National Army Special Forces soldier looks on as another soldier converses with Afghan civilians regarding Taliban presence in the area during a patrol, Sept. 24, 2010, in Khakrez District, Kandahar p... More

Afghan Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces, with

Afghan Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces, with

Afghan Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces, with Special Operations Task Force - South, conduct a joint patrol, Sept. 24, 2010, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Afghan and U.S. forces wor... More

A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group

A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group

A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group of Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak, advised by soldiers from Special Operations Task Force - South, perform a village search during an operatio... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported by soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South, braces himself before he jumps across a ditch as he follows his fellow soldiers during an operation ... More

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice minesweeping techniques using a metal detector and file formation at Camp Hero, Nov. 3, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Commandos, with service members from ... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides overwatch security during an operation to rid insurgents from Arghistan District, Nov. 7, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Commandos are supported by so... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments to his mounted night vision device while fellow Commandos and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South conduct final mission preparat... More

A member of the Afghan National Police prepares to

A member of the Afghan National Police prepares to

A member of the Afghan National Police prepares to serve tea to guests at the Khakrez District Center, Nov. 19, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Abdul Qayum Khan, the district governor, hosted area mull... More

Afghan National Army commandos, trained in Afghan

Afghan National Army commandos, trained in Afghan

Afghan National Army commandos, trained in Afghan Information Dissemination Operations, speak to shopkeepers on behalf of “Radio Heela” (“hope” in Pashtu), a local Afghan-run radio station for regional music an... More

Convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan

A U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant with Special Operations Task Force - South mans an M249 squad automatic weapon while pulling rear security during a convoy, Nov. 24, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup given to him by a U.S. Army soldier with Special Operations Task Force - South, Nov. 27, in Maiwand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South meet outside The Sayeed Shied Bacha School before heading inside to distribute jackets, bookbags and other s... More

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal Viewer while training for an upcoming mission, Jan. 17, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The conventional force infantry soldiers are assigned to Speci... More

A group of Afghans observe as an aerial resupply, destined

A group of Afghans observe as an aerial resupply, destined

A group of Afghans observe as an aerial resupply, destined for U.S. service members with Special Operations Task Force - South, falls towards the earth, Jan. 23, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) approaches a remote location in northern Khakrez District en route to dropping off mail and various other sundries to servicem... More

A member of the Afghan National Police provides overwatch

A member of the Afghan National Police provides overwatch

A member of the Afghan National Police provides overwatch security during a meeting between the Khakrez District Gov. Haji Qayum Kham and the District Chief of Police Mullah Gul, Feb. 1, 2011, in northern Kanda... More

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with Special Operations

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with Special Operations

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with Special Operations Task Force – South conducts a pre-operation brief Feb 8, 2011, with Afghan Commandos with 2nd Company, 3rd Commando Kandak, before embarking on a clearance ... More

Early Morning Patrol in Northern Kandahar

Early Morning Patrol in Northern Kandahar

Soldiers with the Afghan National Army return from an early morning security patrol near the Khakrez District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in preparation for a visit by representatives from the Gover... More

Early Morning Patrol in Northern Kandahar

Early Morning Patrol in Northern Kandahar

Soldiers with the Afghan National Army return from an early morning security patrol near the Khakrez District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in preparation for a visit by representatives from the Gover... More

Silver Star Medals wait to be pinned on the chest of

Silver Star Medals wait to be pinned on the chest of

Silver Star Medals wait to be pinned on the chest of Sgt. 1st Class Chad E. Lawson, communications sergeant, Operational Detachment Alpha 3116, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.... More

U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander, U.S. Special

U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander, U.S. Special

U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks with members of the all-female Cultural Support Team with Special Operations Task Force - South, during a Feb. 24 visit to Khakre... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces communications sergeant

A U.S. Army Special Forces communications sergeant

A U.S. Army Special Forces communications sergeant adjusts a fellow Special Operations Task Force - South service member's equipment moments before beginning an operation to impede insurgent activity in norther... More

U.S. Navy SEALs team members with Special Operations

U.S. Navy SEALs team members with Special Operations

U.S. Navy SEALs team members with Special Operations Task Force - South and Afghan Commandos, with Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, perform final equipment checks before beginning an operation to pre... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Ehsanullah from Kunduz province

Afghan National Army Sgt. Ehsanullah from Kunduz province

Afghan National Army Sgt. Ehsanullah from Kunduz province provides security overwatch at the perimeter of a district shura in a remote region of Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. Ehsanullah ... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Operations service-members, with Special Operations Task Force-South, board an MH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to a clea... More

An Afghan Commando with the Afghan National Army's

An Afghan Commando with the Afghan National Army's

An Afghan Commando with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak sits aboard an MH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to a clearing operation in Panjwa'i District, April 25, 2011, in Kandahar province. The Co... More

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak utilize large rocks found in the area to fortify their own observation point during a clearing operation in Maiwand District, May 1, Kandahar... More

Two MH-47 Chinook helicopters wait to be boarded by

Two MH-47 Chinook helicopters wait to be boarded by

Two MH-47 Chinook helicopters wait to be boarded by Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Navy SEALs team members, with Special Operations Task Force – South, before be... More

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, provide perimeter security during a clearing operation in Arghandab District, May 16, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Commandos, assist... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper and Navy SEALs,

A U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper and Navy SEALs,

A U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper and Navy SEALs, all with Special Operations Task Force – South, and Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, board a MH-47 Chinook helicopter en ... More

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, provides overwatch security via rooftop for fellow Commandos and U.S. Navy SEALs, with Special Operations Task Force – South, during a vi... More

An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's

An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's

An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, assisted by U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Navy SEALs with Special Operations Task Force-South, visually inspects a motorcycle during t... More

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, share a snack with local children following a clearing operation in Khakrez District, June 3, 2011, Kandhar province, Afghanistan. Operatio... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, provide security overwatch via rooftop during a village clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot District, June 7, Kandahar province, Afghanista... More

Afghan Commandos with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, advised by U.S. Navy SEALs with Special Operations Task Force – South, participate in a sand-table rehearsal in preparation for an upcoming ... More

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Navy SEALs, with Special Operations Task Force – South, sit aboard an MH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to a village clearing oper... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Navy SEALs, with Special Operations Task Force – South, make last minute preparations before boarding an aircraft bound for a vill... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, react after taking enemy firing during a village clearing operation in Zhari District, July 6, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The commando... More

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak patrol the village of Payendi during a clearing operation in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011. The commandos wer... More

Members of the Afghan National Army special operations

Members of the Afghan National Army special operations

Members of the Afghan National Army special operations forces, along with coalition forces, conduct a shura with officials in Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10. Shuras are an important to... More

Members of coalition special operations forces meet

Members of coalition special operations forces meet

Members of coalition special operations forces meet with Afghan Local Police and Afghan National Army to discuss village stability in the Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 19. The ALP, ANA... More

A CH-47 Chinook lands in a field in Khakrez district,

A CH-47 Chinook lands in a field in Khakrez district,

A CH-47 Chinook lands in a field in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 24. Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and village elders along, with coalition special operations forces ga... More

A C-17 Globemaster III delivers supplies to an undisclosed

A C-17 Globemaster III delivers supplies to an undisclosed

A C-17 Globemaster III delivers supplies to an undisclosed location in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 26. Air drops are a common way to re-supply coalition special operations forces in ... More

An Afghan boy peeks through his bicycle in Shah Wali

An Afghan boy peeks through his bicycle in Shah Wali

An Afghan boy peeks through his bicycle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, May 31. Coalition forces patrol the surrounding districts of Kandahar to disrupt insurgent safe havens and promote security ... More

A coalition forces detachment commander rides along

A coalition forces detachment commander rides along

A coalition forces detachment commander rides along with Afghan Local Police to assess a newly built checkpoint for the village of Bagulzi in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 21. Once es... More

An Afghan National Police (ANP) team member simulates

An Afghan National Police (ANP) team member simulates

An Afghan National Police (ANP) team member simulates the proper procedure when searching a suspected insurgent during tactical training with coalition forces in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanist... More

A syringe filled with medication is prepared for local

A syringe filled with medication is prepared for local

A syringe filled with medication is prepared for local livestock during a Village Veterinarian Outreach Program in Chenar Village, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 28. The VVOP assists vil... More

Afghan local Police candidates learn reporting procedures

Afghan local Police candidates learn reporting procedures

Afghan local Police candidates learn reporting procedures during an ALP training course in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1. The ALP program is a three-week training program where Afghan... More

Afghan National Army Special Forces members take the

Afghan National Army Special Forces members take the

Afghan National Army Special Forces members take the lead in tactical movement while U.S. Special Operations Forces follows in Sar Howza district, Paktika province, Aug. 10.

Afghan National Army special forces members patrol

Afghan National Army special forces members patrol

Afghan National Army special forces members patrol a bazaar in Sar Howza district, Paktika province, Aug. 11.

Commandos celebrate Eid al-Fitr with army brothers

Commandos celebrate Eid al-Fitr with army brothers

Afghan National Army commandos from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak celebrate Eid al-Fitr at Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2013. Rather than spend the celebration with their families, ... More

An Afghan National Army special forces leader welcomes

An Afghan National Army special forces leader welcomes

An Afghan National Army special forces leader welcomes soldiers of the 205th ANA Corps, Nov. 17, 2013, in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. These Afghan National Security Forces have proven to b... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special Operations Task Force - South, speaks with U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Georgia, during lunch at the SOTF - S dining facility, Sept. 5, at Kandahar Air Fie... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Wigley, of San Diego,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Wigley, of San Diego,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Wigley, of San Diego, prepares green beans to be served during the Special Operations Task Force - South dining facility's lunch service, Sept. 4, 2010, at Kandahar Air Field,... More

A young Afghan girl observes from a doorway as a patrol

A young Afghan girl observes from a doorway as a patrol

A young Afghan girl observes from a doorway as a patrol of Afghan Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces, with Special Operations Task Force - South, conduct a patrol of her village, Sept. 24, in Khakrez Distri... More

Two young Afghan girls observe as Afghan Special Forces

Two young Afghan girls observe as Afghan Special Forces

Two young Afghan girls observe as Afghan Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces, with Special Operations Task Force - South, conduct a patrol, Sept. 24, 2010, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan... More

A group of Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak,

A group of Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak,

A group of Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak, advised by soldiers from Special Operations Task Force - South, await inspection during preparation for an operation to rid insurgents from Panjwa'i Distri... More

A group of Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak,

A group of Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak,

A group of Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Forces Soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South, walk alongside a plowed field during an operation to rid insurgent from Panjwaii... More

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice minesweeping techniques using a metal detector and file formation at Camp Hero, Nov. 3, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Commandos, with service members from ... More

The view from an overwatch security position, Nov.

The view from an overwatch security position, Nov.

The view from an overwatch security position, Nov. 7, in Arghistan District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South conduct final mission preparation before conducting an operation to remove insurgents from Lam village, Khak... More

Khakrez District Gov. Abdul Qayum Khan speaks with

Khakrez District Gov. Abdul Qayum Khan speaks with

Khakrez District Gov. Abdul Qayum Khan speaks with Afghan and coalition officials, to include visitors from the U.K., during a visit to the Khakrez District Center, Nov. 19, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanis... More

Khaliq Dad, an Afghan National Army commando, trained

Khaliq Dad, an Afghan National Army commando, trained

Khaliq Dad, an Afghan National Army commando, trained in Afghan Information Dissemination Operations, greets shopkeepers and hands out radios and fliers on behalf of “Radio Heela” (“hope” in Pashtu), a local Af... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported by U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South, relaxes after completing his final precombat checks and inspections before the beginning of an ... More

An Afghan child arrives for a day of learning at The

An Afghan child arrives for a day of learning at The

An Afghan child arrives for a day of learning at The Sayeed Shied Bacha School, Dec. 9, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task... More

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal Viewer while training for an upcoming mission, Jan. 17, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The conventional force infantry soldiers are assigned to Speci... More

A group of Afghan men wait outside the Khakrez District

A group of Afghan men wait outside the Khakrez District

A group of Afghan men wait outside the Khakrez District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, before a meeting with the district governor, Haji Abdul Qayum Khan, and service members with Special Operations Ta... More

Afghan National Policemen, advised by service members

Afghan National Policemen, advised by service members

Afghan National Policemen, advised by service members from Special Operations Task Force - South, fire their AK47 assault rifles during weapons familiarization Jan. 23, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar provi... More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) approaches a remote location in northern Khakrez District en route to dropping off mail and various other sundries to service ... More

Khakrez District Gov. Haji Qayum Khan (right) and District

Khakrez District Gov. Haji Qayum Khan (right) and District

Khakrez District Gov. Haji Qayum Khan (right) and District Chief of Police Mullah Gul have a private conversation outside the village of Arowgh, Feb. 1, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan... More

Sgt. Hafiz Rahman, a squad leader with 2nd Company,

Sgt. Hafiz Rahman, a squad leader with 2nd Company,

Sgt. Hafiz Rahman, a squad leader with 2nd Company, 3rd Commando Kandak, listens to the pre-operation briefing of a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier with Special Operations Task Force – South, Feb. 8, 2011, bef... More

The Silver Star is pinned on the chest of Sgt. 1st

The Silver Star is pinned on the chest of Sgt. 1st

The Silver Star is pinned on the chest of Sgt. 1st Class Chad E. Lawson, communications sergeant, Operational Detachment Alpha 3116, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C., deploy... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces warrant officer with Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces warrant officer with Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces warrant officer with Special Operations Task Force – South, shakes hands with an Afghan worker outside the Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud Shrine in northern Khakrez District, Feb. 24, in Kandah... More

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers and U.S. Navy SEALS,

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers and U.S. Navy SEALS,

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers and U.S. Navy SEALS, with Special Operations Task Force - South, discuss the impending mission moments before beginning an operation to impede insurgent activity in the Khakrez... More

A U.S. Navy SEALs team member with Special Operations

A U.S. Navy SEALs team member with Special Operations

A U.S. Navy SEALs team member with Special Operations Task Force - South, observes as an MH-47 Chinook helicopter approaches before beginning an operation to hinder insurgent activity in northern Panjwa'i Distr... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Kareem, a 25-year-old from

Afghan National Army Sgt. Kareem, a 25-year-old from

Afghan National Army Sgt. Kareem, a 25-year-old from Afghanistan's northeastern Panjshir province, provides security overwatch during a district shura in a remote region of Kandahar province's Khakrez District,... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Operations service members, with Special Operations Task Force-South, gather in a field outside a village before beginning... More

A U.S. Army soldier, with Special Operations Task Force

A U.S. Army soldier, with Special Operations Task Force

A U.S. Army soldier, with Special Operations Task Force - South, mans a machine gun aboard an MH-47 Chinook while transporting fellow service members and Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Co... More

An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's

An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's

An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak scans the surrounding area for enemy activity during a clearing operation in Maiwand District, May 1, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The c... More

A U.S. Navy SEAL team member, with Special Operations

A U.S. Navy SEAL team member, with Special Operations

A U.S. Navy SEAL team member, with Special Operations Task Force – South, provides security overwatch via rooftop for fellow coalition service members and Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd ... More

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, utilize an extendable ladder to gain rooftop access in order to provide security overwatch during a clearing operation in Arghandab distric... More

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, search a compound of interest during a village clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot District, May 20, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. ... More

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, provides overwatch security via rooftop for fellow Commandos and U.S. Navy SEALs, with Special Operations Task Force – South, during a vi... More

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, assisted by U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Navy SEALs with Special Operations Task Force-South, conduct the search of a compound during t... More

Khakrez Deputy Chief of Police Akhtar Mohammed speaks

Khakrez Deputy Chief of Police Akhtar Mohammed speaks

Khakrez Deputy Chief of Police Akhtar Mohammed speaks with villagers following a clearing operation in Khakrez District, June 3, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Operations such as these are conducted in o... More

An Afghan commando, with the Afghan National Army’s

An Afghan commando, with the Afghan National Army’s

An Afghan commando, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, approaches a doorway within a compound during a village clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot District, June 7, Kandahar province, Afghanis... More

Two MH-47 Chinook helicopters land prior to being boarded

Two MH-47 Chinook helicopters land prior to being boarded

Two MH-47 Chinook helicopters land prior to being boarded by Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Navy SEALs, with Special Operations Task Force – South, en route to a... More

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Navy SEALs, with Special Operations Task Force – South, provide security overwatch via hilltop during the early morning hours of a... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, provide security overwatch via hilltop during a village-clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot District, July 3, Kandahar province, Afghanista... More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, utilize a wall for cover and concealment after taking enemy firing during a village clearing operation in Zhari District, July 6, Kandahar ... More

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak patrol the village of Payendi during a clearing operation in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011. The commandos wer... More

Members of the Afghan National Army special operations

Members of the Afghan National Army special operations

Members of the Afghan National Army special operations forces, along with coalition forces, conduct a shura with officials in Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10. Shuras are an important to... More

Afghan Local Police alongside members of coalition

Afghan Local Police alongside members of coalition

Afghan Local Police alongside members of coalition special operations forces speak with Afghan locals about insurgent activity during a village assessment in the Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan... More

Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and village

Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and village

Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and village elders, along with coalition special operations forces, board a CH-47 Chinook after conducting a shura in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanista... More

A C-17 Globemaster III delivers supplies to an undisclosed

A C-17 Globemaster III delivers supplies to an undisclosed

A C-17 Globemaster III delivers supplies to an undisclosed location in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 26. Air drops are a common way to re-supply coalition special operations forces in... More

Coalition forces approach a village in Shah Wali Kot

Coalition forces approach a village in Shah Wali Kot

Coalition forces approach a village in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, May 31. Coalition forces patrol the surrounding districts of Kandahar to disrupt insurgent safe havens and promote security in the area.

A coalition forces team member and an interpreter talk

A coalition forces team member and an interpreter talk

A coalition forces team member and an interpreter talk to an Afghan Local Police checkpoint commander about the newly built checkpoint in the village of Bagulzi in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghani... More

Coalition forces, assigned to Special Operations Task

Coalition forces, assigned to Special Operations Task

Coalition forces, assigned to Special Operations Task Force South Preventative Medicine Unit, treat local livestock during a Village Veterinarian Outreach Program in Chenar Village, Khakrez district, Kandahar p... More

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