U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, conduct a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


Afghan National Army soldiers search a mosque during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army Spc. Osvaldo Hernandez, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, enters a local into a handheld interagency identity detection equipment system during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and an Afghan National Army soldier search a well during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


An Afghan National Army soldier questions a local man about a Taliban style photograph found in his home during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Thompson, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, searches a building used to store hay during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army Spc. Clinton Marler, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, uses a metal detector to search through a pile of hay during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mordechai Sorkin, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, greets a local boy during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, maneuver up a mountain while continuing to search for Taliban weapon caches near Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel




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