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Distro - Afghanistan 

Peter van Agtmael 

Combat outpost Sharp, in Mian Poshtay, is the combat base of Echo Company, 2nd battalion, 8th Marine regiment. The base is named for a man from the unit that was killed on the first day of the Marine air assault into Helmand Province in July 2009. He was killed while assaulting the building that later became the Marine base. Conditions are very rudimentary. They sleep on the floor and there is no running water, showers, or flushing toilets. Most meals are MRE's, or Meals Ready to Eat. Marines from the unit take contact from the enemy nearly every day. They are the southern most Marine unit of... 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 5, 2009. Boys light old clothing on... 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. An attempted suicide bomber (on... 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 27, 2009. A Santa Claus mannequin... 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. August 6, 2009. French soldiers dance to... 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. General Stanley McChrystal,... 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2009. General Stanley McChrystal, two months... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. American Marines of... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 8, 2009. Marines take care of daily hygiene... 

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AFGHANISTAN. South of Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. Marines swim in... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. A Marine with a village... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan translator reads a copy... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. Marines listen to their... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. Marines on patrol minutes... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. The patrol continued... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. An Afghan soldier on... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp kneel on... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. A few minutes earlier,... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. Marines rush towards... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. An Afghan civilian caught in the... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 15, 2009. Marine in a ditch under fire during... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 16, 2009. Marines from FOB Sharp prepare... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 17, 2009. A Marine at rest before a patrol... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. A young Marine at FOB Delhi.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 8, 2009. The remnants of a Humvee destroyed... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009. Marines debrief after... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Garmsir, Helmand. 2009. American medics treat an... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mian Poshteh, Helmand. 2009.

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AFGHANISTAN. August 14, 2009. Marines sleep on FOB Sharp. Conditions... 

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AFGHANISTAN. August 25, 2009. Shots of Afghan television. 

Peter van Agtmael 2009

AFGHANISTAN. September 2, 2009. Shots of Afghan television. ... 
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