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ANA soldiers and U.S Marines rid Marjah of Taliban presence

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The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10. A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10.

A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

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269450
7 March 2010
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6 megapixels

dimensions: 10.02 x 6.66 in. (3008 x 2000 px)
dpi: 300dpi

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Landscape
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SOUTH ASIA, Afghanistan
Afghan National Army, ANA, local village boy, U.S Marines
2010, 3/6, Afghanistan, colour images, Drugs, Helmand Province, invasion, Marjah, military truck, narcotics, Operation Moshtarak, opium, rifle, War

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  • The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10. A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
  • The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10. A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
  • The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10. A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
  • The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. Helmand, Afghanistan. 3/6/10. A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

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ANA soldiers and U.S Marines rid Marjah of Taliban presence
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