Afghan women and children stand next to their shelter carved in the rock at Bamiyan.
Afghan women and children stand next to their shelter carved in the rock at Bamiyan, about 240km (149 miles) northwest of Kabul, August 30, 2005. U.S. forces have killed a senior Taliban commander responsible for a spate of attacks in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Monday. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra ZB/JJ