U.S. soldiers of 10th Mountain Division and an Afghan man stand near a destroyed water channel on the...
U.S. soldiers of 10th Mountain Division and an Afghan man stand near a destroyed water channel after improvised explosive devices (IED) were detonated on the road near Combat Operation Outpost (COP) Conlon in the mountains of Wardak Province, Afghanistan, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)