American platoon dismantles Taliban bombs.

Task Force Paladin respond to located IED, roadside bombs and landmines laid by the Taliban and their affiliates. The platoon dismantle the IED's in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. 07/03/2010.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris L. Phillips, of Waynesburg, Ky., a platoon sergeant with 1st platoon, 764th Ordnance Company, Task Force Paladin, gathers the remains of a recently defeated improvised explosive device. The team responded to a call from Afghan national army soldiers about a suspected IED in the Surkh-Rod District of eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.

U.S. Army Spc. David B. Anthony, of King George, Va., a team member assigned to Team 1, 1st platoon, 764th Ordnance Company, Task Force Paladin, views live video, from his remote controlled Talon robot, of a suspected improvised explosive device.

U.S. Army Spc. David B. Anthony, of King George, Va., a team member assigned to Team 1, 1st platoon, 764th Ordnance Company, Task Force Paladin, prepares his remote controlled Talon robot to inspect a suspected improvised explosive device.

Last year there was over 150% increase in casualties caused by roadside IED bombs planted in key locations, usually on routes used for military transportation. There has been around 30 deaths as a result of “contact IED” in the first two months of 2010.