Shkin: The Far Outpost Of The Fight Against Terrorism in Afghanistan

BERMEL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 22: US Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (Watertown, NY) handcuff an Afghan man suspected of threatening the life of the local commander for the Afghan Militia Force October 22, 2003 in Bermel, Afghanistan. He will be taken away for interrogation to see if the charge is a personal feud or a legitimate threat. The US Army soldiers are stationed at the Shkin fire base 12 kms away along the border with Pakistan, where Taliban and al Qaeda forces cross over from South Waziristan in the Northwest Frontier Province and attack US troops. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)