The War in Afghanistan (85 images)

U.S. Marines participate in a security patrol in Gorgak district of Helmand province of Afghanistan on August 25, 2010. As of August 22nd, according to the Department of Defense some 1,223 American service members have lost their lives in a conflict that started close to nine years ago after 9/11. UPI/Hossein Fatemi

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, walks up a hill during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul Province, in Afghanistan on August 19, 2010. UPI/Nathanael Callon/U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army Cpl. Alberto Bhoge, Charlie Company, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, laughs after crossing a river during a dismounted patrol near Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul Province, Afghanistan on August 6, 2010. UPI/Nathanael Callon/U.S. Air Force

Shopkeepers return to the Safaar Bazar in the Gharmsir District of Helmand province after U.S. Marine patrolled the area after IEDs where reported in the area in Afghanistan on August 19, 2010. UPI/Hossein Fatemi.