AfghanistanMatters posted a photo:

This was taken on Jan-22-2010 from the top of the “Wall” along the mountains in Kabul. An Afghan kid and his dog peering thru the fog slowly revealing the city of Kabul… the future of Afghanistan unraveling…

Photo by Robert Sanchez of the United States of America.

isafmedia posted a photo:

100310-N-6031Q-007 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos fill the cabin of an MI-17 Transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

isafmedia posted a photo:

100310-N-6031Q-010 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos quickly disembark and MI-17 transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Defense Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Rahim Wardak are escorted by Brig. Gen. Simon Levey, Commanding General, Combined.Training Advisory Group, during a visit to the Combined Fielding Center at Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, March 10, 2010. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen (released)

NTM-A_CSTC-A posted a photo:

100310-N-6031Q-012 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos huddle together for protection from scattering debris from an MI-17 transport helicopter during pickup after an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-011 KABUL, Afghanistan – A CH-47 Chinook helicopter steadily lands on top of a hill in order to pick up Afghan commandos after an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-010 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos quickly disembark and MI-17 transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-008 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos fill the cabin of an MI-17 Transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-001 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos stand ready to board an MI-17 transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-007 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos fill the cabin of an MI-17 Transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-006 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos fill the cabin of an MI-17 Transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-009 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos fill the cabin of an MI-17 Transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-002 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos practice a quick disembark from and MI-17 transport helicopter during static drills prior to an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

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100310-N-6031Q-005 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos fill the cabin of an MI-17 Transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

NTM-A_CSTC-A posted a photo:

100310-N-6031Q-004 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos stand ready to board an MI-17 transport helicopter during an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

NTM-A_CSTC-A posted a photo:

100310-N-6031Q-003 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan commandos practice a quick disembark from and MI-17 transport helicopter during static drills prior to an air assault into the outer regions of Kabul on March 10, 2010. The air assault was the second mission coordinated through the Afghan National Air Corps with the commandos, but the first combined assault with the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The purpose of the assault was to disrupt insurgent activity and bring stability to the population and the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED).

U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos posted a photo:

British army Brig. Gen. Simon Levey, center, the commanding general of Combined Training Advisory Group, escorts Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, and Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak during their visit to the Combined Fielding Center on Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, March 10, 2010. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)

The U.S. Army posted a photo:

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates participates in a promotion ceremony during a visit with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment at a forward operating base in Afghanistan on March 9, 2010.

See more at www.army.mil

Afghan visit reinforces Gates' faith in new strategy

isafmedia posted a photo:

100308-F-1020B-092 Kabul - Aziz Zullah, a translator and instructor, gives a lesson to Afghan National Army officer trainees at the Kabul Military Training Center March 8, 2010. The officer trainees, in their 7th week of the 20-week course, are learning building clearing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Brown/RELEASED)

isafmedia posted a photo:

100308-F-1020B-019 Kabul - British Maj. Neal Colllinson, Royal Marines Commando, demonstrates to a group of Afghan National Army officer trainees how to enter a building at the Kabul Military Training Center, March 8, 2010. The officer training course is 20-weeks long and the trainees, in their 7th week, are beginning to learn building clearing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Brown/RELEASED)