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    Afghan and coalition security force searches for Haqqani leader [Image 3 of 3]

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    A heavily equipped soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is positioned against a large brick wall, appearing to be in a tactical crouching stance. The soldier is wearing a helmet with what appears to be night-vision goggle mount and is holding a rifle. The setting appears to be an urban or compound environment with a tall, aged brick wall dominating the background.

    KHOST DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN

    02.07.2012

    Photo by Sgt. Brian Kohl 

    55th Public Affairs Company (Combat Camera)   

    An Afghan and coalition security force leave the FOB in search of a Haqqani network leader in Khost district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2012. The leader directed car and suicide bomb attacks, as well as, moved weapons and money for insurgent activity in Khost city. The security force captured a Haqqani network leader and seized multiple weapons during the night operation.

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    Date Taken: 02.07.2012
    Date Posted: 03.10.2012 19:13
    Photo ID: 539391
    VIRIN: 120207-A-SW723-221
    Resolution: 5008x3339
    Size: 18.56 MB
    Location: KHOST DISTRICT, AF
    Web Views: 519
    Downloads: 127

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    A silhouetted figure, appearing to be a heavily equipped soldier or operator, is photographed against a twilight sky with warm orange tones near the horizon transitioning to deep blue above. The figure is positioned on elevated terrain with rocky outcroppings and distant mountain ridgelines visible in the background. The image is a dramatic low-light composition emphasizing the outline of the subject's gear and posture.
    A military soldier in full combat gear, including a helmet with night-vision device mount, stands in the foreground while a CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter hovers or lands in a dusty, foggy environment. The scene appears to depict a tactical insertion or extraction operation in an arid, low-visibility terrain. The rotor wash is visibly kicking up dust around the landing zone.
    A heavily equipped soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is positioned against a large brick wall, appearing to be in a tactical crouching stance. The soldier is wearing a helmet with what appears to be night-vision goggle mount and is holding a rifle. The setting appears to be an urban or compound environment with a tall, aged brick wall dominating the background.

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