28 September 2009

An Afghan Soldier proudly waves his Afghanistan flag during a Kunar Construction Center graduationceremony on September 15, 2009, Shigal District, Afghanistan. The KCC's graduation signifies thegrowth of the Afghanistan economy. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison /Released)

Kunar Province Governor Fazlullah Whaidi is greeted during his arrival to the KunarConstruction Center graduation Ceremony September 15, 2009, Shigal District, Afghanistan.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison /Released)

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment and 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry gather at the rededication ceremony for Combat Operation Post Monti in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti on September 17, 2009. The ceremony took place on the same day President Obama signed Sgt. 1st Class Monti's Medal of Honor citation. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison /Released)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer John Fleshman, from Fort Drum, New York, assigned to 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, throws a box of leaflets off a UH-60 Black Hawk during a leaflet drop in Wardak Province, Afghanistan on September 19, 2009. Over 60,000 Counter Improvised Explosive Device leaflets were dropped in Logar and Wardak Provinces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ian Guay, from Oakland, California, assigned to 318th PSYOP Company, drops a box out of a UH-60 Black Hawkduring a leaflet drop in Wardak Province, Afghanistan on September 19, 2009. Over 60,000 Counter Improvised Explosive Deviceleaflets were dropped in Logar and Wardak Provinces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released)

1st Lt. Aaron Malcolm, a Platoon Leader for Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry and a native of Lake Charles, La., speaks with locals from the village of Shinkowak, Afghanistan during a patrol on September 19, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison /Released)

Spc. Charles Kelley of Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry and a native of Highland Beach, Fla. plays with children from the village of Shinkowak, Afghanistan during a patrol on September 19, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison /Released)

Soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery fire a round from a 105mm Howitzer during a fire support mission on September 22, 2009 at COP Monti, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison /Released)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. George Pitt and Sgt. Major Ronald Johnson, assigned to BSTB, 3/10th Mountain Divisionprepare to reveal the battalion colors at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, September 23, 2009.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released)

Brigidier General Andrzej Knap, 6th Airborne Brigade commander, presents Major General Mike Scaparrotti, U.S. Commander, CJTF-82 and RC-East, a token of appreciation during the Celebration of the feast of 6th Airborne Brigade at FOB Ghazni, Afghanistan on Sep 23, 2009. The celebration is to commiserate the history of the 6th Airborne Brigade and to pay honor to those paratroopers who have lost their lives while serving. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey, PRT Ghazni)

Lt. Col. Kent Berry, an Army Chaplain from FOB Mehtar Lam in the Laghman Province, Afghanistan, leads members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni in prayer during service at the chapel located at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan on Sep 24, 2009. Lt. Col. Berry and his team are visiting 221st Calvary Regiment Security Forces members who are currently deployed to Regional Command East, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey, PRT Ghazni)

HM3(SW/FMF) Scott Kuniyuki, U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ghazni, from the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center San Diego, gives Pvt. 1st Class Hermes Rodriguez, PRT Security Forces, from Ft. Valley, Georgia, his annual influenza vaccine at the medical clinic on FOB Ghazni, Afghanistan on Sep 25, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey, PRT Ghazni)

Task Force Khowst soldiers patrol the Khowst province of Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

Task Force Khowst provides security while on dismounted patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

Afghan children shake the hands of Joint Coalition Forces and Task Force Khowst as they patrol the Khowst province of Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

Zadran Tribal representatives have seats brought for Joint Coalition Forces in the Khowst province of Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

An Afghan boy from the Zadran Tribe in Khowst province of Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

A man from the Zadran Tribe shows his families tribal markings on his hands in the Khowst province of Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)