JOINT PATROL — U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police search a village in Waghez, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2007, for Taliban members and weapons caches. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman

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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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INFORMATION GATHERING — An Afghanistan National Police Sergeant informs U.S. Army Capt. Aaron White, the Commander of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, that he has two special agents that have gathered lots of information concerning the Taliban in the Ghazni province, June 7, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley

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PICTURE PERFECT — U.S. Army Pfc. Arthur Wallace, a soldier from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, uses the HIIDE (Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment) system to gather identification information from villagers of Kuz Khadow Kheyl, Afghanistan, June 1, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley

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TEA TIME — U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class David Banks, from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, drinks tea with locals during a cordon and search of Pana, Afghanistan, June 9, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel

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