The War in Afghanistan (85 images)

A man believed to be a Taliban militant lies dead on the back of a Afghan police vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Taliban insurgents coordinated attacks on the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in downtown Kabul, killing seven Afghans. UPI/Enayat Asadi

Spc. Adam Supino takes a break while on a security halt during a multi-day operation in Alingar District, Laghman Province, Afghanistan on August 21, 2011. UPI/Ryan Crane/US Air Force

Gen. David Petraeus gives a "thumbs up" to members of the audience during an armed forces farewell tribute and retirement ceremony in his honor at Ft. Myer in Virginia on August 31, 2011. Petraeus will soon start his new job as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director. With him are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen (R) and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

U.S. Army soldiers light up the night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155mm howitzer at suspected enemy movements from Forward Operating Base Pasab in Zharay district in Afghanistan's Zabul province on July 20, 2011. UPI/Christopher McCann/USARMY