U.S. Army Conducts Operations In Kandahar Province
HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 14: U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers question a farmer after a firefight with Taliban insurgents on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment had maneuvered into a Taliban-held area in order find and fight insurgent forces, when the Taliban opened fire from the rear of their joint operation with Afghan Army soldiers. Officers said they shot several Taliban during the brief but intense firefight, although deaths could not be confirmed. No U.S. or Afghan troops were injured during the exchange, which occurred in an opium poppy field. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)