An Afghan soldier warms his henna stained hands from Eid worship on the front lines in Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. #

Thorns from a dead plant hang from a mud wall where a soldier stands watch during a combat operation in volatile Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. #

Two bound Afghan civilians that were detained by Afghan Police sit on a dirt path in Zhari District, after a bombing. #

An Afghan soldier eats grapes during a patrol through the agricultural District of Zhari. #

An Afghan soldier holds his pet Mynah bird at a forward operating base in Zhari District. #

Photographer Louie Palu beside a U.S. Army medevac helicopter in Zhari District, Kandahar, during a U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban. #

Women beg outside a mosque that houses the cloak of Mohammed in Kandahar City. #

Canadian corporal Sheldon Crawford takes cover in tall grass while taking fire from insurgents near the Pashmul area in Zhari District. #

An Afghan woman is questioned by Canadian soldiers in her home during a combat operation near the village of Sangasar, Kandahar. #

A Chinook helicopter evacuates injured U.S. Marines after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb by the Buji Bast Pass in Golestan, Farah Province. #

A medic closes the eyes of an Afghan man after he was fatally shot during a battle between the Afghan Army and Taliban insurgents in Zhari District. #

Medics treating wounded Afghan civilians in a frontline trauma room in Zhari District. #

A frightened Afghan soldier during a firefight near the Spin Pir area of Zhari District. #

An Afghan police officer who lost his leg to a land mine while fighting in Zhari District. #

Young boys with wheelbarrows sit in front of shops selling produce in the Afghan border town of Wesh in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province. #