U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers depart a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after loading an injured Afghan soldier in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to conduct a presence patrol in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

U.S. Army soldiers talk with Afghan children during a cordon and search in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2006. The soldiers are with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

A U.S. Army soldier walks across Kabul Highway during a presence patrol in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2006. The soldier is a combat medic with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

U.S. Army soldiers conduct a cordon and search in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

A U.S. Army soldier searches a room during a cordon and search in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

A U.S. Army soldier kicks in a doorway to a well during a cordon and search in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

U.S. Army Capt. Wallace looks up a hole in the roof of a well house during a cordon and search in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2006. Wallace is the commander of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

A U.S. Army soldier asks Afghans if they have seen any insurgent activity in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson

U.S. Army soldiers enter a tunnel system found in the village of Alazai in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson