Canadian infantrymen from India Co., 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regt. wait on a rural road to disrupt Taliban activity in the farmland south of Kandahar City in the early morning of July 12. Only one car came down the road all night, and it was a local farmer. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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Soldiers from C Co., 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, fill sandbags to protect their gun towers at Howz Madad, which come under attack almost daily. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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In 110 degree heat, Staff Sgt. Cook of 510th Engineer Co. uses a Talon robot to investigate an IED in a building near an Aghan National Army base in Kandahar Province July 7, 2010. Cook is on his third deployment, after seving two tours in Iraq. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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Soldiers from D Co., 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry and Afghan troops treat an Afghan man badly wounded during an attack on a Compass convoy near Howz Madad July 17. Compass is a security contractor that hires Afghans to protect truckers on the main highways. Their vehicles are a favorite target of Taliban attacks. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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U.S. Army medics at FOB Ramrod begin treatment on three Afghan employees of convoy security contractor USPI who were severely wounded during a Taliban ambush July 7. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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A farmer and his son offer fresh grapes to an Afghan soldier during a patrol in Lakokhel July 21. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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Army privates on their first deployment wait for their flight that will carry them to the remote combat outpost in Kandahar Province that will be their home for the next year. From left, Pfc. Samuel Cook, a medic, and Pvt. Kevin Errandi, an infantryman, are friends assigned to Ironhead Company, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost)
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