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Peter van Agtmael - AFGHANISTAN. US Marines.
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets w
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 6, 2009. French soldiers dance to Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' on the military side of the Kabul airport.
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 6, 2009. French soldiers dance to Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' on the military side of the Kabul airport.
AFGHANISTAN. August 22, 2009. A marine waits to have his haircut at Camp Leatherneck, the main Marine base in Helmand province. The women cutting hair are mainly contractors from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
AFGHANISTAN. August 7, 2009. Blast walls and tented housing at Camp Leatherneck, the main Marine base in Helmand Province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 6, 2009. Soldiers wait to board a C-130 transport plane at Camp Bastion, a large British base in Helmand Province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 18, 2009. U.S. Marines play a game that tries to get beanbags in a hole as a helicopter lands in the background in a cloud of dust.
AFGHANISTAN. August 8, 2009. Marines take care of daily hygiene at FOB Delhi in the District Center of Garmsir, a part of Helmand province. The base is rudimentary, and there is no running water or personal comforts.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. FOB Sharp. The 'kiddie pool' was sent by the aunt of a Marine concerned about the abysmally hot conditions.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers talk to a sickly village elder of Mian Poshtay, a largely hostile village next to a Marine Forward Operating Base. They treated his stomach ailments in hopes of building good will amongst the townfolk. Later that day, an IED blew up on a
AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. Marine officers listen to a briefing at FOB Delhi, a Marine combat base in the Garmsir district of Helmand province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. Marine officers listen to a briefing at FOB Delhi, a Marine combat base in the Garmsir district of Helmand province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. A Marine Sergeant and an Afghan village elder during a pause in conversation at a Marine base in Mian Poshtay.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. A Marine Sergeant and an Afghan village elder during a pause in conversation at a Marine base in Mian Poshtay.
AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. Marines of Fox Company, 2/8 Battalion swim in a canal that runs through their Forward Operating Base in Helmand province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. Marines of Fox Company, 2/8 Battalion swim in a canal that runs through their Forward Operating Base in Helmand province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 20, 2009. An Afghan soldier soldier sits by a bullet scarred wall at FOB Delhi in Helmand Province. Although largely quiet now, the FOB in the district center of Garmsir was the scene of heavy fighting for years.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. Marines at rest before a patrol in Mian Poshtay, Helmand Province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. A Marine at rest before a patrol in Mian Poshtay.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan translator reads a copy of STAR magazine proclaiming 'Shattered World' with a picture of the children of Michael Jackson on the cover. In the background, mortars were firing in support of a platoon pinned down under fire.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan translator covers his ears to the sounds of mortar fire as he reads a copy of STAR magazine proclaiming 'Shattered World' with a picture of the children of Michael Jackson on the cover. In the background, mortars were firing in support of a platoon pinned dow
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Mortars firing in support of a platoon pinned down under fire.
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. Marines listen to a briefing before heading out for a patrol south of Garmsir. The patrol was uneventful, but the area is notoriously dangerous. 2/8 Battalion of the USMC had lost 16 men in six weeks.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp prepare to head out on a combat patrol. Within a kilometer of the base, they were ambushed by a group of Taliban and caught in a two hour firefight. Remarkably, no Marines were killed or injured. It is suspected that two Taliban were killed, ba
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp prepare to head out on a combat patrol. Within a kilometer of the base, they were ambushed by a group of Taliban and caught in a two hour firefight. Remarkably, no Marines were killed or injured. It is suspected that two Taliban were killed, ba
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A detainee at OP Palace, the Afghan and British base attached to FOB Sharp. The detainee was suspected of having insurgent ties, but insufficient evidence was generated to prove the suspicions and he was released.
AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. The desert in Helmand Province. Although the region is very lush and fertile near the Helmand river, as soon as the irrigation network ends the landscape turns immediately to desert. U.S. convoys often drive through the desert to avoid IED's planted on the few unpaved
AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. An Afghan man (likely with Down Syndrome) begs for candy from U.S. Marines parked in their Humvee. The Marines responded by revving their engine and blowing the fine powdery sand (nicknamed 'moon dust') all over him.
AFGHANISTAN. August 10, 2009. An Afghan man (likely with Down Syndrome) begs for candy from U.S. Marines parked in their Humvee. The Marines responded by revving their engine and blowing the fine powdery sand (nicknamed 'moon dust') all over him.
AFGHANISTAN. August 9, 2009. A Marine stands guard at a checkpoint on route 'Cowboys,' one of two main roads connecting the District Center of Garmsir to the smaller, southern towns. The Marines were at the checkpoint to observe the abilities of the local Afghan Border Patrol, who let nearly everyo
AFGHANISTAN. August 12, 2009. A Marine watches the Helmand River as several Afghans have a picnic.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. An Afghan soldier wearing eye shadow sniffs a flower during a pause in a patrol searching the village of Mian Poshtay for illegal weapons. The previous day, an IED had been detonated at the entrance to the village. One small IED was found on the patrol.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. An Afghan soldier wearing eye shadow sniffs a flower during a pause in a patrol searching the village of Mian Poshtay for illegal weapons. The previous day, an IED had been detonated at the entrance to the village. One small IED was found on the patrol.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan boy on a bicycle seen on an uneventful patrol of the Mian Poshtay region of Helmand province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 20, 2009. Marines and Afghan Border Police patrol the nearly abandoned Garmsir District Center on election day. Voter turnout was very low, and election staff were terrified of being photographed. The streets were nearly empty of locals and most shops were closed.
AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. Two Marines out of FOB Sharp talk to the child of a Taliban suspect. The intelligence sergeant asked the child if his father went by any aliases. The interpreter, a native Pashtun speaker who was raised in California, didn't translate and replied 'I think he just know
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine from FOB Sharp rests during a long foot patrol to inquire with locals about whether they would be voting in the upcoming election. Most laughed at the idea, saying the polling site was 20km away and they had seen no sign of the government in their district sinc
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A Marine from FOB Sharp on a foot patrol in Mian Poshtay.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A small IED found during a search of Mian Poshtay, they day after an IED exploded at the entrance to the town. The local pleaded ignorance as to the whereabouts of the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp on a foot patrol in the desert east of the base. A few minutes later, an IED blew up on the patrol as they walked down a road towards Mian Poshtay.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp kneel on a road. Moments later, a large IED made of fertilizer exploded. It was detonated too soon by the triggermen, and no one was killed or seriously wounded. There were suspicions that there would be an attack. A few minutes beforehand, Ma
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. An IED detonates on a Marine patrol It was detonated too soon by the triggermen, and no one was killed or seriously wounded. There were suspicions that there would be an attack. A few minutes beforehand, Marines had observed from a hillside as a man in a ditch near t
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines briefly detain villagers from Mian Poshtay for questioning after an IED detonated on their foot patrol. The villagers pleaded ignorance as to the whereabouts of the Taliban, infuriating the Lieutenant leading the patrol. Eventually, the men were made to march
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. The Marine patrol moves back through the cornfields to FOB Sharp after the IED detonated on their patrol. They were planning to assault the village, but picked up walky talky chatter that the Taliban had buried another IED on the other entrance to the village and so th
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marines rush towards a ditch under fire during a large firefight on a foot patrol south of Mian Poshtay. Minutes before, a local farmer had warned the Marines that there were Taliban hidden in the treeline. As the Marines moved through the cornfields, the Taliban laun
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marines rush towards a ditch under fire during a large firefight on a foot patrol south of Mian Poshtay. Minutes before, a local farmer had warned the Marines that there were Taliban hidden in the treeline. As the Marines moved through the cornfields, the Taliban laun
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marines in a ditch under fire during a large firefight on a foot patrol south of Mian Poshtay. Minutes before, a local farmer had warned the Marines that there were Taliban hidden in the treeline. As the Marines moved through the cornfields, the Taliban launched an at
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marine in a ditch under fire during a large firefight on a foot patrol south of Mian Poshtay. Minutes before, a local farmer had warned the Marines that there were Taliban hidden in the treeline. As the Marines moved through the cornfields, the Taliban launched an att
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan civilian caught in the crossfire during a firefight between Marines and Taliban grimaces as shots are fired.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine peers over a wall for targets during a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine sets up a machine gun during a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A firefight between Marines and the Taliban south of Mian Poshtay.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines change positions during a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. A Marine after a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 18, 2009. A 500 pound bomb dropped by U.S. bombers during a firefight that failed to explode is detonated by a bomb disposal unit. Seen from FOB Sharp.
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets with Marine and Afghan commanders on FOB Delhi in Helmand Province. McChrystal frequently goes on 'battlefield circulations' around Afghanistan to see for himself the conditions on the frontline
AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets with the District Governor of Garmsir, a province in Helmand. McChrystal frequently goes on 'battlefield circulations' around Afghanistan to see for himself the conditions on the frontlines. La
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 5, 2009. Boys light old clothing on fire at dusk in a Hazara cemetery in Western Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 30, 2009. A police checkpoint in central Kabul during a lightning storm at night. Kabul is filled with police checkpoints and blast walls as the security situation deteriorates. FOB Sharp. The 'kiddie pool' was sent by the aunt of a soldier concerned about the abysmally
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. September 2, 2009. A street scene in Kabul. The woman on the poster is a popular singer.
AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. The head warden of Pul-E-Charki prison outside of Kabul. Many Taliban are imprisoned there.
AFGHANISTAN. 2009. A marine waits to have his haircut at Camp Leatherneck, the main Marine base in Helman
AFGHANISTAN. August 25, 2009. Shots of Afghan television.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine plays on his computer at dusk on FOB Sharp.
AFGHANISTAN. August 18, 2009. Two Marines watch a DVD before going to bed on FOB Sharp. The Marine on the left had narrowly avoided being killed by an IED explosion earlier that day.
AFGHANISTAN. August 30, 2009. Shots of Afghan television.
AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. Shots of Afghan television. This is a jingoistic music video.
AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. An accused suicide bomber (second from right) named Rahmatullah, thirty years old, from Khost at Pul-E-Charki prison outside of Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. An attempted suicide bomber (on the right) named Attaullah, aged 25, from Paktia province at Pul-E-Charki prison outside of Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. September 1, 2009. A legless vendor in Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. September 1, 2009. A street scene in Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. August 8, 2009. The remnants of a Humvee destroyed by an IED, on FOB Delhi in Helmand Province. Although the Humvee was almost completely destroyed, no one was killed in the incident.
AFGHANISTAN. August 11, 2009. A young Marine poses for a photograph on FOB Delhi in Helmand Province.
AFGHANISTAN. August 12, 2009. An Afghan child bit on the head by a dog is treated by Marines on FOB Delhi. The child was stoic and uncomplaining during treatment, despite having been bitten almost to the skull by the dog.
AFGHANISTAN. August 13, 2009. An Afghan soldier exchanges words with a civilian seeking treatment for his son at FOB Delhi, a Marine base in Helmand. The child was bit by a dog on the head and received a severe wound. The child's grandfathers complains in the background as he was not allowed into t
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 5, 2009. A Hazara cemetery in Western Kabul at dusk.
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. September 1, 2009. A street scene in Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine prays at FOB Sharp after a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. Marines sleep on FOB Sharp. Conditions are very basic and all the Marines are sleeping on the floor or on the grass outside.
AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, poses for a photograph at ISAF headquarters in Kabul.
AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. General Stanley MCCHRYSTAL, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets with the District Governor of Garmsir, a province in Helmand. McChrystal frequently goes on 'battlefield circulations' around Afghanistan to see for himself the conditions on the frontlines. Lat
AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 27, 2009. A Santa Claus mannequin that dances and plays the saxaphone in 'Finest Supermarket,' a western store in Kabul. Outside, a woman in a burqa begs for spare change.
AFGHANISTAN. August 29, 2009. Shots of Afghan television.
AFGHANISTAN. August 29, 2009. Shots of Afghan television. A woman mourns her dead son.
AFGHANISTAN. August 28, 2009. Shots of Afghan television.
AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. A Marine returns to base after a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Afghan soldiers and Marines return to base after a firefight with the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN. August 12, 2009. An Afghan child bit on the head by a dog is treated by Marines on FOB Delhi. The child was stoic and uncomplaining during treatment, despite having been bitten almost to the skull by the dog.
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