Так как несколько картинок вызвали легкий ажиотаж, может было бы интересно взглянуть на это. С начала года утягивал из новостей, получившийся зверинец :) - из того, что бегало в Афганистане американского.
Некоторые кадры:
Местная армия? полиция? - выдача ден. довольствия
Local AMF (Afghan Military Forces) line up to be paid their monthly salary of $200 from the U.S. Army Special Forces, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, in Khost, 130 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul. There are over 500 AMF government soldiers who work side by side on the front lines with U.S. Army Special Forces seizing weapons and arresting remaining Taliban and al-Qaida supporters. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
"Демонстрация присутствия", а то и так не видно, спецназ идет.
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers ride past local Afghans as they conduct a horseback presence patrol in the town of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan Aug. 25, 2002. U.S. Special Forces have recently begun to step up operations in the northern regions of the country in order to root out remaining Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives they believe are operating there. (AP Photo/Scott Nelson, pool)
Дитям - мороженое, бубль-гам
U.S. Army Special Forces soldier nicknamed "Bones", right, shares his supply of bubble gum with an Afghan Military Force (AMF) soldier during an operation in the village of Daste Arche in northern Afghanistan Aug. 24, 2002. U.S. Special Forces have recently begun to step up operations in the northern regions of the country in order to root out remaining Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives they believe are operating there. (AP Photo/Scott Nelson, pool)
ЖинкАм - цветы
An Afghan woman and her family walk past U.S. Army Special Forces soldier nicknamed "Cowboy" as he rides an all-terrain vehicle during a search operation in the village of Daste Arche in northern Afghanistan Aug. 24, 2002. U.S. Special Forces have recently begun to step up operations in the northern regions of the country in order to root out remaining Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives they believe are operating there. (AP Photo/Scott Nelson, pool)
Бейсбол, МеньшАя Лига
Casey Grau Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class cheers on catcher Muhammed Alim of the Shahim Eagles during a Little League baseball game against the Afghan Club, Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 in Urgun, 190 kms (120 miles) south of Kabul near the Pakistan border. With donations of equipment from various U.S. charity groups, the U.S. Special Forces organized a baseball little league for local Afghan youths. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
A CH-47 "Chinook" gunner from the Bravo Company 159th Aviation, Hunter Army Airfield, Savanah, Georgia keeps a lookout from his helicopters ramp on May 16, 2002 while on a mission in support of Operation Enduing Freedom. Their mission is to extract an Army Special Forces team from Cha-e-ab Afghanistan and input them into another undisclosed location. REUTERS/Jeremy T. Lock/U.S. Air Force/Handout
Дальше - везде, учения 11 экспедиционного подразделения маринов в "неназванной точке на БВ"
Loading a round, Marines from Gun Team Two of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to fire at targets down range during artillery direct fire training in late August 2002. The cannoneers from Gun Two and five other guns participated in the training in the Central Command area of operations at an undisclosed location in the Middle East. Chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix was set to brief Security Council members on his deal with Iraq amid mounting US pressure to get tough with Baghdad after France joined forces with Germany in opposing an automatic recourse to force. AFP PHOTO
