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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:03:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November 18. Police have said thtat Afghan and foreign troops killed 23 Taliban militants in separate operations a day after the president pledged to take responsibility for security in his new five-year term.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

An Afghan boy and his monkey watch a U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:39:47 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan boy and his monkey watch a U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo on patrol in Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN ANIMALS MILITARY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 Task Force Geronimo attend a council ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:37:41 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 Task Force Geronimo attend a council meeting with village elders during a patrol in Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)

Afghan children watch U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 infantry B-company ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:36:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan children watch U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo on patrol in Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN)

An Afghan boy watches a U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:36:34 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan boy watches a U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo on patrol in Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:33:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo jokes with Afghan children during a patrol in Patika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)

U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 Task Force Geronimo attend a council ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:18 GMT

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:29:04 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo walks during a patrol in Paktika province November 21, 2009. Picture taken with night vision goggles. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN POLITICS MILITARY)

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:26:58 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo takes up position during a patrol in Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:25:52 GMT

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:24:48 GMT

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:20:30 GMT

U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:15:05 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Army soldiers of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo take up position during a patrol at Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:12:56 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo takes up position during a patrol at Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS)

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:11:53 GMT

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:10:48 GMT

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:07:38 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry B-company of Task Force Geronimo takes part in a patrol at Paktika province November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN MILITARY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

US soldiers march along fifth avenue as part of the Veterans ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:53:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - US soldiers march along fifth avenue as part of the Veterans Day parade in New York, November 11. President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:53:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at in Shanghai, on November 16. President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not to he will send reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband listens during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Massoud Hossain/Pool

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporters ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:51 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon November 19 in Arlington, Virginia. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch in Kabul on November 18. The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

U.S. Army soldiers of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel operate ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:50 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Army soldiers of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel operate a 105mm Howitzer during a fire mission at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, An Afghan policeman adjust ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:28 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, An Afghan policeman adjust his colleagues weapon at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen gather ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:04 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen gather at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen talk ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:49 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen talk to each other during a patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen ride on ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:32 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen ride on an open truck after leaving a mobile checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen man a ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:58 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen man a mobile checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

An Afghan policeman tries to stop cars as a mobile checkpoint ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:48 GMT

(AP) - An Afghan policeman tries to stop cars as a mobile checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen try to ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:50 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Afghan policemen try to stop cars at a mobile checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Afghan children look as a US Marine patrols Helmand Province. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:36 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan children look as a US Marine patrols Helmand Province. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

Afghan policemen gather at the site of an attack on lawmaker ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:36 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan policemen gather at the site of an attack on lawmaker Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)

A map locating Farah in Afghanistan. Bomb attacks have killed ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:36 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A map locating Farah in Afghanistan. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Graphic)

Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bomb attacks ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:36 GMT

(AFP) - Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Rasool Adil)

A US drone at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A suspected ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:11 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A US drone at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad.(AFP/HO/File)

A child is lifted up to place a rose on a hearse, as the coffins ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:33 GMT

(AP) - A child is lifted up to place a rose on a hearse, as the coffins of Corporal Loren Christopher Marlton-Thomas, 28, and Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman, 23, pass through Wootton Bassett, England, Friday Nov. 20, 2009, following their repatriation from Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Barry Batchelor-pa)

Map locating Farah in Afghanistan. Bomb attacks have killed ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:28 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating Farah in Afghanistan. Bomb attacks have killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP)

Afghan policemen are seen at the site of a roadside bomb blast ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:26:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan policemen are seen at the site of a roadside bomb blast in Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul November 20, 2009. The bomb, which was hidden under a bridge, hit a convoy belonging to Afghan parliamentarian and former mujahedin commander Abdul Rasul Sayyaf. Sayyaf escaped unhurt but five of his bodyguards were killed, said a police official who declined to be named. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a roadside bomb ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:59 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a roadside bomb blast in Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul November 20, 2009. The bomb, which was hidden under a bridge, hit a convoy belonging to Afghan parliamentarian and former mujahedin commander Abdul Rasul Sayyaf. Sayyaf escaped unhurt but five of his bodyguards were killed, said a police official who declined to be named. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a roadside bomb ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:43 GMT

Afghan policemen are seen at the site of a roadside bomb blast ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:26 GMT

Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a roadside bomb blast ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a roadside bomb blast in Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Children push a cart through a darkened street in Kabul, Afghanistan, ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:15 GMT

(AP) - Children push a cart through a darkened street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

Map locates Pagman, Afghanistan where a remote-controlled bomb ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:56 GMT

(AP) - Map locates Pagman, Afghanistan where a remote-controlled bomb was detonated near a lawmakers motorcade

Afghan children look at a US Marine in Mian Poshteh in Helmand ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:59 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan children look at a US Marine in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. Bombers on Friday killed 18 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term in office that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) with British Foreign ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:59 GMT

(AFP) - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the Presidential palace in Kabul. Bombers on Friday killed 18 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to Karzai's second term in office that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)

Map locating Farah in Afghanistan. Bombers on Friday killed ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:59 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating Farah in Afghanistan. Bombers on Friday killed 18 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term in office that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP)

Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bombers ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:59 GMT

(AFP) - Afghans gather at the site of a blast in Khost city. Bombers on Friday killed 18 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term in office that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into the US-led war.(AFP/Rasool Adil)

An Afghan police officer and a soldier control traffic in Kabul, ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:31 GMT

(AP) - An Afghan police officer and a soldier control traffic in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Routine returned to the Afghan capital after Thursday's inauguration of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Handout photo shows a US Air Force drone aircraft at Kandahar ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:48 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Handout photo shows a US Air Force drone aircraft at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad Friday.(AFP/HO/File)