Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, teaches an Afghan Uniformed Police officer how to deactivate an improvised explo More
U.S. soldiers assigned to an Operational Detachment Alpha Team prepare an RG-31 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle to depart for a medical engagement in Khakrez, Afghanistan, May 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force More
A member of the Afghan National Police prepares to serve tea to guests at the Khakrez District Center, Nov. 19, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Abdul Qayum Khan, the district governor, hosted area mull More
A group of Afghans observe as an aerial resupply, destined for U.S. service members with Special Operations Task Force - South, falls towards the earth, Jan. 23, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province.
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) approaches a remote location in northern Khakrez District en route to dropping off mail and various other sundries to servicem More
A member of the Afghan National Police provides overwatch security during a meeting between the Khakrez District Gov. Haji Qayum Kham and the District Chief of Police Mullah Gul, Feb. 1, 2011, in northern Kanda More
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army return from an early morning security patrol near the Khakrez District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in preparation for a visit by representatives from the Gover More
U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks with members of the all-female Cultural Support Team with Special Operations Task Force - South, during a Feb. 24 visit to Khakre More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Ehsanullah from Kunduz province provides security overwatch at the perimeter of a district shura in a remote region of Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. Ehsanullah More
An Afghan National Policeman speaks with police mentors in the Khakrez district of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23. The topic of discussion was the checkpoint commander's readiness as the ANP b More
An Afghan civilian fixes his truck at a bazaar in the Khagrez district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, May 23.
A U.S. Army civil affairs sergeant, with Special Operations Task Force – South, inspects the foot of an Afghan National Policeman at a remote base in Khakrez District, June 9, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanist More
A member of the Afghan National Police fires his AK-47 rifle during a firing execrise in Khakrez District, June 14, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP is the primary national police force and serves as a s More
An Afghan National Police checkpoint commander corrects the firing position of an Afghan National Policeman while on a range at a checkpoint in northern Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 19 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shelly Amborn, a native of Atwater, Calif., and a member of the Army's cultural support team, applies bacitracin to the burn wound of a child in a northern Khakrez district village, June 28, 2011 More
A member of the U.S. Army Cultural Support Team, attached to Special Operations Task Force - South, applies bacitracin to the burn wound of a child in a northern Khakrez District village, June 28, 2011, Kandaha More
Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson (left), commander of 4th Infantry Division, individually greets and shakes hands with soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. D More
Pfc. William Mauk, an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, plays a game of chess at Village Stability Platform Lam, Dec. More
During a battlefield circulation, soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and their replacements from 2nd Stryker BCT, 2nd Infantry Division, board helicopters at the landing zone on Villag More
Wheat grain slowly falls to the residents of the Tamil village, Khakrez District, Afghanistan after being airdropped by the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron July 19. The airdrop was a joint effort between A More
Brig. Gen. Ahmed Habibi gathers his thoughts before addressing district and provincial leaders on behalf of Afghan National Army Sept. 7, 2013, in Kandahar province's Khakrez district. Habibi is the commander o More
U.S. soldiers assigned to an Operational Detachment Alpha Team load medical supplies using a variable reach rough terrain forklift before departing for a medical engagement in Khakrez, Afghanistan, May 21, 2010 More
Khakrez District Gov. Abdul Qayum Khan speaks with Afghan and coalition officials, to include visitors from the U.K., during a visit to the Khakrez District Center, Nov. 19, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanis More
Afghan National Policemen, advised by service members from Special Operations Task Force - South, fire their AK47 assault rifles during weapons familiarization Jan. 23, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar provi More
A group of Afghan men wait outside the Khakrez District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, before a meeting with the district governor, Haji Abdul Qayum Khan, and service members with Special Operations Ta More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) approaches a remote location in northern Khakrez District en route to dropping off mail and various other sundries to service More
Khakrez District Gov. Haji Qayum Khan (right) and District Chief of Police Mullah Gul have a private conversation outside the village of Arowgh, Feb. 1, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan More
A U.S. Army Special Forces warrant officer with Special Operations Task Force – South, shakes hands with an Afghan worker outside the Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud Shrine in northern Khakrez District, Feb. 24, in Kandah More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Kareem, a 25-year-old from Afghanistan's northeastern Panjshir province, provides security overwatch during a district shura in a remote region of Kandahar province's Khakrez District, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shelly Amborn, a native of Atwater, Calif., and Spc. Sonja Prentiss, a native of Peoria, Ill., both with the Army's cultural support team, speak with a young Afghan girl in Darvishan Village, Kha More
An Afghan National Policeman speaks with police mentors in the Khagrez district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, May 23. The topic of discussion was the checkpoint commander’s readiness as the ANP More
The district governor and the district chief of police of Khakrez along with other Afghan officials and coalition forces attended a tri-district shura at the Sha Wali Kot District Center in southern Afghanistan More
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier gets the blood pressure of an Afghan National Policeman at a remote base in Khakrez District, June 9, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP hit an IED and was rushed t More
A member of the Afghan National Police stands next to his target after a firing exercise in Khakrez District, June 14, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP is the primary national police force and serves as More
An Afghan National Policeman fires his AK-47 rifle during a range training session at a checkpoint in northern Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 19. The ANP is the primary national police f More
A member of the U.S. Army Cultural Support Team, attached to Special Operations Task Force - South, gives a stuffed animal to a local boy after treating his burn wound on a remote operating base in northern Kha More
Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, shows Afghan Uniformed Police the end of a rocket Aug. 22. Luptak is teaching bo More
Spc. Cesar Marmalejo, an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands guard at Village Stability Platform Lam, Dec. 24. T More
After stepping off the helicopters, soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and 2nd Stryker BCT, 2nd Infantry Division, make their way to Village Stability Platform Chenar, an isolated pos More
Afghan National Army commandos from the 3rd Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces talk with a village elder during a patrol of Tambil village, Khahrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, More
The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron performs an airdrop of wheat grain to the residents of the Tamil village, Khakrez district, Afghanistan July 19. The airdrop was a joint effort between Afghan Big. Gen. More
District elders and leaders met with Kandahar provincial officials Sept. 7, 2013, in Kandahar province's Khakrez district to share security solutions and ideas. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Brandon McIntosh)
U.S. soldiers assigned to an Operational Detachment Alpha Team and Afghan soldiers prepare Humvees and mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to depart for a medical engagement in Khakrez, Afghanistan, May 2 More
Imam Asim Hafiz (left), a moderate Muslim cleric from the U.K., greets a village mullah before a shura to discuss local and international Islamic practices at the Khakrez District Center, Nov. 19, 2010, in Kand More
A member of the Afghan National Police receives direction from a Department of Defense official with the area Police Mentor Team during weapons familiarization Jan. 23 in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Af More
The Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud Shrine Shrine rests at the base of a mountain as seen here, Jan. 23, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The shrine, according to area Afghans, is the third holiest in More
The village of Darvishan rests at the base of a mountain range in northern Khakrez District, Feb. 5, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. District Gov. Haji Abdul Qayum Khan and Afghan National Security For More
U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Afghan Brig. Gen. Khan Mohammed Khan with the Ministry of Interior, speak with Afghan villagers outside the Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud S More
Afghan National Army First Sgt. Abdel Wali (left) discusses his soldiers' security plan for an upcoming district shura in Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. The ANA soldiers helped ensure the More
Members of the Afghan National Police pose for a photo in the Khagrez District of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, May 23. The photo highlights the youth and togetherness of the Afghan National Police.
Local elders gather outside the Sha Wali Kot District Center during a tri-district shura in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 24. Elders discussed future plans for stabilization of the area north of More
A U.S. Army civil affairs sergeant, with Special Operations Task Force – South, gets the blood pressure of an Afghan National Policeman at a remote base in Khakrez District, June 9, 2011, Kandahar province, Afg More
A member of the Afghan National Police cleans his AK-47 rifle after a firing exercise in Khakrez District, June 14, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP is the primary national police force and serves as a s More
Members of the U.S. Army Cultural Support Team, attached to Special Operations Task Force - South, speak with women of the Shotor Gardan village in northern Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 19.
A member of the U.S. Army Cultural Support Team, attached to Special Operations Task Force - South, speaks with children of Zaylabad village about “School-in-a-Box”, an education program broadcast on the radio, More
An Afghan Uniform Police officer practices using the metal detector under the supervision of Spc. Xavier Perez, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry More
Spc. Cesar Marmalejo, Pfc. Michael Evett, Pfc. Steven Lamb and Pfc. Gary Kennedy, all infantrymen with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divisi More
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, step off a helicopter and walk through a dust cloud to reach Village Stability Platform Chenar. Chenar is an isolated post with only dirt roads, whi More
An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Commando Kandak inspects a room for weapons and other signs of insurgent activity during a patrol of Tambil village, Khahrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanista More
An Afghan soldier mans an M240 machine gun while waiting to depart for a medical engagement in Khakrez, Afghanistan, May 21, 2010. Afghan soldiers accompanied U.S. soldiers serving with an Operational Detachmen More
British State Department representative Lizzie Lovett speaks with Khakrez District Gov. Abdul Qayum Khan (left) after a shura in the district center, Nov. 19, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Lovett hop More
A Department of Defense Police Mentor Team civilian checks an Afghan National Policeman's target during an AK47 weapons familiarization course exercise, Jan. 23, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Af More
Afghan children relax on a hilltop as they observe U.S. service members, with Special Operations Task Force - South, conduct training, Jan. 26, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
A member of the Afghan National Army stands proudly before the Afghanistan flag at an ANA checkpoint, Feb. 5, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province. The ANA are advised by U.S. service members with Speci More
Afghan Brig. Gen. Khan Mohammed Khan, Ministry of Interior, looks on as U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, shakes hands with an Afghan boy outside the Ziarat-e Shah Maqs More
An Afghan National Army officer reviews his soldiers' security plan for an upcoming district shura in Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. The ANA soldiers helped ensure the safety of elders as More
Local elders gathered outside the Sha Wali Kot District Center during a tri-district shura in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 24. The elders discussed current issues that affect the area, such as More
A member of the Dyn-Corp International Police Mentor Team records the medical information of two Afghan National Policemen at a remote base in Khakrez District, June 9, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The More
Members of the Afghan National Police clean their AK-47 rifles after a range training session in Khakrez District, June 14, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP is the primary national police force and serve More
Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, who live on Village Stability Platform Chenar, have an unforgettable view. Portable toilets may not be all tha More
Afghan National Army commandos from the 3rd Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces search a villager during a patrol of Tambil village, Khahrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 2 More
Afghan soldiers accompany U.S. soldiers serving with an Operational Detachment Alpha Team as they depart for a medical engagement in Khakrez, Afghanistan, May 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carme More
Imam Asim Hafiz (left), a moderate Muslim cleric from the U.K., poses for a picture with an area villager at a bazaar, Nov. 19, 2010, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Imam Hafiz hopes to exp More
A Department of Defense Police Mentor Team official urges on an Afghan National Policeman as he practices firing his AK47 rifle while moving during a weapons familiarization course Jan. 23 in Khakrez District, More
An Afghan shepherd monitors his flock of sheep as they graze along a rolling hillside, Jan. 26, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
A tree marks the entrance of what will be the site of a project renovating a garden outside an Islamic shrine in northern Khakrez District, Feb. 05, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. District Gov. Haji A More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Austin S. Miller, commander of Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command - Afghanistan, speaks with members of the all-female Cultural Support Team with Special Operations Task F More
Local elders gather outside the Sha Wali Kot District Center during a tri-district shura in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, May 24. Elders discussed future plans for stabilization of the area north of More
Pfc. Joshua Callahan, a native of Winterset, Idaho and a member of the Personal Security Detachment, 5th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Squadron, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stands guard ou More
A U.S. Special Forces soldier inserts a catheter to administer fluids through an intravenous line to an Afghan National Policeman at a remote base in Khakrez District, June 9, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanist More
A member of the Afghan National Police uses a toothbrush to thoroughly clean his AK-47 rifle after a range training session in Khakrez District, June 14, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP is the primary n More
An Afghan National Policeman does corrective training at a checkpoint in northern Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 19. The ANP is the primary national police force and serves as a single l More
KHAKREZ, Afghanistan – What better way to get around in desert like terrain than all-terrain vehicles? Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division use thes More
Afghan National Army commandos from the 3rd Commando Kandak stand in formation during a patrol of Tambil village, Khahrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 26. The commandos, partnered with coalit More
Khakrez District Gov. Abdul Qayum Khan and Imam Asim Hafiz, a moderate Muslim cleric from the U.K., converse with area villagers as they approach the entrance to the the Ziarat-E Shah Maqsud Shrine, considered More
A member of the Afghan National Police provides security during a halted convoy consisting of ANP and Special Operations Task Force - South vehicles, Jan. 28, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Members of the Afghan National Police inspect their target during an AK-47 assault-rifle firing exercise, Feb. 6, 2011, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province. U.S. service members with Special Operation Task F More
The Khakrez District in the northern portion of Kandahar province, Afghansitan, as seen here Feb. 25, has received less than normal rainfall during the province’s wet season. With the potential to affect crop y More
Khakrez District Gov. Haji Abdul Qayum Khan greets village elders before a local shura in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, April 13, 2011. Khan coordinated the shura with village elders in order to dis More
Afghan National Army commandos from the ANA's 7th Commando Kandak, combat advised by U.S. Special Operations servicemembers from Special Operations Task Force - South, conduct a presence patrol to build traffic More
Local elders gathered outside the Sha Wali Kot District Center during a tri-district shura in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, May 24. The elders discussed current issues that affect the area, such as More
Afghan village elders greet one another during the Sha Wali Kot tri-district shura, in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 24. The topics of discussion during the shura ranged from security and govern More
A U.S. Special Forces soldier labels fluids given to an Afghan National Policeman through an intravenous line at a remote base in Khakrez District, June 9, 2011, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP hit an I More