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Afghanistan: Drawdown
As the US draws back its combat forces from Afghanistan, what will they leave behind?
Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a live fire exercise with their mortars in Panjwayi, Kandahar, under the watchful eye of their US counterparts from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment.
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John D McHugh
Published On 31 May 2013
31 May 2013
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US troops from 1-38 Infantry in Panjwayi, Kandahar, prepare broken down vehicles for transportation back to the US as part of their ongoing drawdown from Afghanistan, on 19 April 2013.
US troops from 1-38 Infantry in Panjwayi, Kandahar, prepare to go on a joint operation with Afghan Local Police, on 20 April 2013.
Afghan Local Police (ALP), without uniforms, share Chai and conversation after conducting a joint operation with US soldiers from 1-38 Infantry in Panjwayi, Kandahar, on 21 April 2013.
Abdul Jalil, an Afghan Local Police commander, is seen (3L, with prayer beads) alongside other ALP at a meeting with US troops in Panjwayi district, Kandahar, 25 April 2013. Jalil was killed fighting the Taliban days after this photo was taken.
US troops from 1-38 Infantry at Masum Ghar in Panjwayi, Kandahar, continue to pack as part of their ongoing drawdown from Afghanistan, on 26 April 2013.
An Afghan National Army soldier tees off at Masum Ghar, in Panjwayi district, Kandahar, on 27 April 2013, as US troops from Bayonet Company, 1-38 Infantry prepare to leave.
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A Blackhawk helicopter takes off from Masum Ghar Forward Operating Base in Panjwayi district, Kandahar to conduct a battlefield reconnaissance flight, on 27 April 2013.
Captain Matthew Boise (R), Bayonet Company Commander, 1-38 Infantry, looks out over Panjwayi, Kandahar, from a Blackhawk helicopter during a battlefield reconnaissance flight, on 27 April 2013.
Abdul Jalil (centre), an Afghan Local Police commander, is seen during a short lull in a five hour firefight with the Taliban in Pay-E Moluk village, Panjwayi district, Kandahar, on 30 April 2013. Jalil was killed fighting the Taliban days after this photo was taken
Abdul Jalil, an Afghan Local Police commander, is seen (3L) alongside other ALP during a short lull in a five hour firefight with the Taliban in Pay-E Moluk village, Panjwayi district, Kandahar, on 30 April 2013. Jalil was killed fighting the Taliban days after this photo was taken.
Captain Matthew Boise, Bayonet Company Commander, 1-38 Infantry, listens on his radio during a short lull in a five hour firefight with the Taliban in Pay-E Moluk village, Panjwayi district, Kandahar, on 30 April 2013.
Abdul Jalil, an Afghan Local Police commander, is seen (L) at a meeting with US troops in Panjwayi district, Kandahar, on 25 April 2013. Jalil was killed fighting the Taliban days after this photo was taken
US troops from 1-38 Infantry at Masum Ghar in Panjwayi, Kandahar, continue to pack as part of their ongoing drawdown from Afghanistan, on 26 April 2013
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