An Afghanistan National Police sergeant lines his men up and divides them into two search teams. The Afghanistan National Police are searching houses in the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, as part of Operation Maiwan, a combat operation focused on separating the Taliban from the local population of the Ghazni District of Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


A soldier assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, approaches the entrance to an underground cave system outside the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


During Operation Maiwan, soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battallion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment and a member of the Afghanistan National Police search and clear a large cave system outside the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


During Operation Maiwan, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hill assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, searches and clears a large cave system outside the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


An Afghanistan National policeman prepares to enter a house in the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl. The Afghanistan National Police are searching the houses as part of Operation Maiwan, a combat operation focused on separating the Taliban from the local population of the Ghazni District of Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


A member of the Afghanistan National Police searches a hole in the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl for possible weapons caches or anti-coalition forces related contraband as part of Operation Maiwan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hill, a soldier assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battallion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment enters a small entrance to a large tunnel system near the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley


During Operation Maiwan, U.S. Army Spc. William Fowler cleared a small cave just outside the village of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, June 8, 2007. Operation Maiwan is a combat operation focused on separating the Taliban from the local population of the Ghazni District of Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley



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