A US Army, Captain (CPT), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of five Sp...
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An Afghani girl poses for a photograph in front of US Army (USA) Colon...
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US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Ba...
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US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (background center), Comma...
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A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Sp...
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Two US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forc...
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A US Army Soldier assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group ...
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New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...
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US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...
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A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...
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A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...
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A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alp...
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Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 5...
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Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 5...
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Two Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers of "C" Company, 1ST Battalion,...
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An Afghan national civil order police checkpoint commander
An Afghan national civil order police checkpoint commander from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, shares a laugh with a team of U.S. Special Forces soldiers with Special Operations ... More
An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special
An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special Forces and Afghan National Police patrol the area to improve security and increase stability in the village of Rabat, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sep... More
Afghanistan National Army Special Forces and United
Afghanistan National Army Special Forces and United States Special Forces soldiers scans the local desert for any persons of suspicion while conducting their Key Leader Engagement in Hyderbad, Helmand province,... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander explains an upcoming operation at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. The commander explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More
BALKH, Afghanistan (July 7, 2018) -- An Afghan Special
BALKH, Afghanistan (July 7, 2018) -- An Afghan Special Security Forces member pulls security watch during offensive operations against Taliban irreconcilables in Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan, J... More
“Now this is your second home” Commando Force 333 celebrates opening o...
LOGAR, Afghanistan -- General Command of Police Special Unit’s Gender Advisor, Lt. Col. Nafisa, delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the rededication of a women’s facility for Commando Force 33... More
Mirwais Rabeh, health director for Balkh province,
Mirwais Rabeh, health director for Balkh province, introduces himself to Command Sgt. Maj. Michelle Fournier and Afghan doctor Aisha Daley, two instructors of the first-ever regional medical seminar in Mazar-e ... More
An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's
An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak scans the surrounding area for enemy activity during a clearing operation in Maiwand District, May 1, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The c... More
Commandos and U.S. special operation forces restrain
Commandos and U.S. special operation forces restrain a suspected insurgent, Sept. 6. The commandos conducted a clearing operation in Baghlan E Jahid district, resulting in the detention of three suspected insurgents.
Dr. M. Haroon, with 3rd Commando Kandak based in Kandahar
Dr. M. Haroon, with 3rd Commando Kandak based in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, mixes crushed antibiotic pills with a pediatric drink in order to hydrate 10-month-old Nawida and prevent a recurring infection. Naw... More
An Afghan boy reads from a comic book given to him
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A Marine from Special Operations Task Force West, speaks
A Marine from Special Operations Task Force West, speaks with another member of the patrol providing security for key leader engagements in Zanghlav and Rabat-I-Sapcha villages, Guzarah district, Herat province... More
Children receive coats, blankets and school supplies
Children receive coats, blankets and school supplies from Soldiers of the Afghan National Army, Special Operations Task Force-East and Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4 Brigade Combat Team, ... More
Mirwais Rabeh, health director for Balkh province,
Mirwais Rabeh, health director for Balkh province, introduces himself to Command Sgt. Maj. Michelle Fournier and Afghan doctor Aisha Daley, two instructors of the first-ever regional medical seminar in Mazar-e ... More
From left, U.S. Lt. Col. Steven Soika, commander of
From left, U.S. Lt. Col. Steven Soika, commander of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment and Albanian Lt. Col. Ekland Dauti, commander of Contingent Eagle Five of the Albanian Special Operations Force pose... More
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 16, 2018) Afghan
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 16, 2018) Afghan Commandos participate in a small arms live-fire range, Logar province, Afghanistan, August 16, 2018. Commandos routinely train with U.S. Special Operations sol... More
Afghan National Army commandos carry a commando with
Afghan National Army commandos carry a commando with simulated injuries to a waiting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during medical evacuation training in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 3. By training with ... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) School of Excellent (SOE) instructor guides and mentors a Commando recruit learning to fire the Rocket Propelle... More
Local Afghan villagers observe from afar as coalition
Local Afghan villagers observe from afar as coalition special operations forces, partnered with Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police patrol Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 27.... More
An explosion is detonated in an attempt to discharge
An explosion is detonated in an attempt to discharge any improvised explosive devices that might be placed on the far side of a canal near the village of Hyderabad, Gereshk District, Helmand province, Dec. 3. A... More
Special operators of the Afghan National Mission Brigade
Special operators of the Afghan National Mission Brigade conduct day and night platoon live fires during a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2018. The Afghan... More
An Afghan citizen talks to an Afghan National Army
An Afghan citizen talks to an Afghan National Army commando, trained in Afghan Information Dissemination Operations, visiting shopkeepers on behalf of “Radio Heela” (“hope” in Pashtu),a local Afghan-run radio s... More
A U.S. Army sergeant, assisted by fellow soldiers,
A U.S. Army sergeant, assisted by fellow soldiers, awaits instruction from Department of Defense civilians while properly aligning the sight of a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station mounted on a Mine Resist... More
An Afghan National Army commando defends his position
An Afghan National Army commando defends his position from insurgent small arms fire during a firefight in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16. Coming under fire is an ever-present risk for commandos, advised... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dan Godbee, assigned to Special
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dan Godbee, assigned to Special Operations Task Force - East, lists future ideas of Afghan locals as they discuss security and improvement in the village of Jan Qadam, Parwan province, Afghan... More
A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant assigned
A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South scans the area for threats while conducting a security patrol March 9 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghan... More
Lt. Col. Richard Navarro, Special Operations Task
Lt. Col. Richard Navarro, Special Operations Task Force-South Commander, looks on as Khakrez district chief of police talks to candidates during an Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony in Khakrez district, K... More
An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's
An Afghan commando with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak scans the surrounding area for enemy activity during a clearing operation in Maiwand District, May 1, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The c... More
Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers and Afghan
Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers and Afghan Local Police conduct a joint presence patrol inNahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province April 2. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations ... More
Afghan Commandos, from 2nd Commando Kandak, assisted
Afghan Commandos, from 2nd Commando Kandak, assisted by U.S. Special Forces, from Special Operations Task Force-East, await an approaching CH-47 Chinook helicopter in the Dand Patan district during an operation... More
U.S. Special Forces soldiers assigned to Special Operations
U.S. Special Forces soldiers assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South greet Afghan children during a security patrol Feb. 20, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South Sp... More
A U.S. Army infantry soldier assigned to Special Operations
A U.S. Army infantry soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force-South provides security overwatch during a presence patrol in Maiwand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 8. SOTF-South service... More
A Commando with the 9th Commando Kandak loads his pistol
A Commando with the 9th Commando Kandak loads his pistol during a pistol familiarization drill at a range near their compound in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. The commandos, having just recited their Commando cre... More
An Afghan National Army commando with the 3rd Commando
An Afghan National Army commando with the 3rd Commando Kandak practices searching for improvised explosive devices using a medal detector in the Dand district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Sept. ... More
Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during
Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during a mid-mission resupply in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Meals-Ready-To-Eat, or MREs, and water dropped by helicopter, enable soldiers to conduct mu... More
U.S. Army soldiers with Special Operations Task Force
U.S. Army soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South provide security overwatch during the final hours of an operation to remove insurgents from Lam village, Khakrez District, Nov. 14, in Kandahar prov... More
The Khakrez District Chief of Police, Mullah Gul, conducts
The Khakrez District Chief of Police, Mullah Gul, conducts a shura with villagers following a clearing operation, May 6, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Meetings such as these give locals the opportunity to ... More
Sgt. Zaimul Abadin, with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Afghan
Sgt. Zaimul Abadin, with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, listens to members of Special Operations Task Force-South as they discuss logistical issues with the ANCOP checkpoint comm... More
International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt.
International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill stands on machine gun casings and links at a coalition base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4. The co... More
Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Colonel (COL) Nahji Bulla (left) and U...
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A US Army (USA) Solider assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces ...
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A US Army (USA) Solider assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces ...
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US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, armed ...
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US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division practic...
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New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...
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Nightscope view of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PL...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagolan State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to 1ST Platoon, K/Company, 3rd Battali...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nagolan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: ... More
Marines assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West
Marines assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West in Herat province, Afghanistan, stop to investigate a possible threat Aug. 14 during a presence patrol in the village of Zanghlav, Injil District. The coal... More
A U.S. Special Forces communications sergeant assigned
A U.S. Special Forces communications sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force-South, watches for suspicious activity while on a night patrol Maiwand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 19.... More
Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd
Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, provide perimeter security during a clearing operation in Arghandab District, May 16, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Commandos, assist... More
Afghan National Army commandos from the 6th Special
Afghan National Army commandos from the 6th Special Operations Kandak advance towards an objective in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. Commandos, partnered with coalition forces, are curr... More
A Commando from the Afghan National Army Special Forces,
A Commando from the Afghan National Army Special Forces, 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak speaks with a local villager at a bazaar during a clearing operation in Sorbaghal village, Maiwand district, K... More
A micro-hydropower plant provides approximately 200
A micro-hydropower plant provides approximately 200 families in Nangarhar province's Pekha Valley access to shared electricity and an efficient water supply essential to the economic recovery of the agrarian-ba... More
Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest
Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest Special Operations unit, the 6th Cobra Strike Kandak, prepare for their final test, a live fire exercise near Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 28, 2018. The 6th CSK is... More
WERERK VILLAGE, Afghanistan (May 24, 2018) -- Afghan
WERERK VILLAGE, Afghanistan (May 24, 2018) -- Afghan commandos from 8th Special Operations Kandak load on to a CH-47 helicopter before an operation to find Taliban leadership, Werserk Village, Sayyidabad Distri... More
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- An
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- An Afghan Territorial Force 444 member, part of the General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU), looks for static targets during an air-to-ground integratio... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command’s (ANASOC) School Of Excellence (SOE) weapons instructor talks Commando recruits through the principles of firing the Ro... More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, discuss local security concerns with Afghan motorists during a late afternoon patrol Nov. 6, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari... More
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier, from Special Operations
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier, from Special Operations Task Force - East, uses an infrared chemical light to signal approaching rotary wing aircraft to the location of a landing zone in Ghazni province, Nov. 8.
Afghan National Policemen, advised by service members
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
An Afghan National Army special forces recruit inspects
An Afghan National Army special forces recruit inspects the chamber of an M249 machine gun, Kabul province, June 27. The recruits practiced their weapons skills with the M249 machine gun, M4 rifle, 9 mm handgun... More
Coalition special operations forces personnel step
Coalition special operations forces personnel step off of a CH-47 helicopter from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, after completing a personnel recovery mission in the remote village of Cabalaq, F... More
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A member of the Spanish Special
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A member of the Spanish Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT) carries a 60 lb. bag simulating a casualty to his next objective during a Slovak shooting competition to commemorate Slovaki... More
Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers
Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South board an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, Nov. 14, 2010, en route to conducting an operation to remove insurgents f... More
The Special Operations Task Force – South parachute
The Special Operations Task Force – South parachute rigger’s wall of fame, as seen here Dec. 20, is for units whose teams have had at least one million pounds of supplies pushed out during their deployment rota... More
A view from above a village in Sayadabad district,
A view from above a village in Sayadabad district, Wardak province. Afghan National Army commandos led a multi-day clearing operation in the village with support from coalition special operations forces soldiers.
7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos seized a large
7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos seized a large cache of opium worth approximately $12.6 million in lost revenue to the Taliban during a nighttime raid of a narcotics production facility in Helmand prov... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Task Force Spearhead,
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, takes off from the remote village of Cabalaq during a personnel recovery mission Feb. 22. Nine Afghan Uniformed policemen and tw... More
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk with Task Force Diamond Head, 2nd
A UH-60 Black Hawk with Task Force Diamond Head, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, lands to recover Lithuanian and Latvian soldiers with Combined Task Force 77 in support of a... More
Commandos from 3rd Special Operations Kandak assisted
Commandos from 3rd Special Operations Kandak assisted by U.S. Special Forces soldiers walk to a compound during the clearance of Denasaro Kelay village in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 22, 2018) -- A senior
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 22, 2018) -- A senior noncommissioned officer with the Romanian Army, Romanian Plutonier Ionut Amnar, a Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor and evaluator engages with a Portuguese ... More
A local Afghan man watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd
A local Afghan man watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd Commando Kandak, assisted by U.S. Army Special Forces, from Special Operations Task Force - East, patrol the village of Barakat during a cordon and search op... More
A coalition forces Tactical Air Controller marks the
A coalition forces Tactical Air Controller marks the landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 3. Afghan National Army commandos from the 6th Commando Kandak, partner... More
Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest
Commando's training to become Afghanistan's newest Special Operations unit, the 6th Cobra Strike Kandak, prepare for their final test, a live fire exercise near Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 28, 2018. The 6th CSK is... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- Female Tactical
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 10, 2018) -- Female Tactical Platoon members prepare to search a compound during a capability exercise called a CAPEX, near Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2018. The Female Tactical Platoo... More
Sgt. Sayeed, a policeman with the 1st Battalion, 1st
Sgt. Sayeed, a policeman with the 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, takes a moment to rest and speak with an Afghan villager while the villager’s son plays nearby during a security ... More
Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings
Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings and mail exit an aircraft as they are delivered to soldiers stationed at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2013. Soldiers assigned to the Co... More
Afghan National Army special forces recruits replace
Afghan National Army special forces recruits replace the door they blew up during explosives training, Kabul province, June 26. The recruits learned how to use a variety of explosives depending on the type of d... More
Narang district Sub-governor, Dr. Waliullah, holds
Narang district Sub-governor, Dr. Waliullah, holds a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 27. Afghan National Police and district officials held a shura with village elders to discuss the Afghan Nationa... More
Afghan Local Police candidates demonstrate their weapons
Afghan Local Police candidates demonstrate their weapons skills in front of their Afghan National Police instructors before an ALP validation shura in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20. ALP complement coun... More
A U.S. Army infantry soldier assigned to Special Operations
A U.S. Army infantry soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force-South provides security overwatch during a presence patrol in Maiwand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 8. SOTF-South service... More
Dr. Parwiz, an Afghan National Army medic, sutures
Dr. Parwiz, an Afghan National Army medic, sutures a man's leg wound closed at a first aid station in Jaji Aryoub District Hospital, Jaji district, Sept. 26. The clinic has a staff of 12 doctors and medics who ... More
A commando with the 9th Commando Kandak walks away
A commando with the 9th Commando Kandak walks away from his target after a rifle familiarization drill at a rifle range near their compound in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. The commandos, having just recited thei... More
Afghan Commandos from 2nd Commando Kandak patrol the
Afghan Commandos from 2nd Commando Kandak patrol the village of Barakat during a cordon and search operation in Ghazni province, Nov. 6, 2010.