The War in Afghanistan (85 images)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jesse Underwood engages enemy forces during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan on February 19, 2010. The International Security Assistance Force operation is an offensive mission being conducted in areas of Afghanistan prevalent in drug-trafficking and Taliban insurgency. UPI/Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force

U.S. Marines conduct on and off drills on CH-53D "Super Stallion" helicopters in Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 23, 2010. UPI/Samuel A. Nasso/U.S. Marine Corps

A U.S. Soldier covers his ear as a controlled detonation destroys an improvised explosive device during Operation Helmand Spider in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan on February 23, 2010. UPI/Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1-503rd Infantry Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team walk down a steep, snowy, slope as part of a foot patrol in Sayed Abad District, Wardak province, Afghanistan on February 19, 2010. UPI/Russell Gilchrest/U.S. Army