An Afghan boy watches a German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) during a mission in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 18, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started a operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) sits atop of a "Fuchs" armoured personnel carrier as they conduct a mission in the area in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 17, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started an operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) smokes a cigarette during a mission in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 18, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started a operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) prepare coffe in their combat position early morning during a mission in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 17, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started an operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
File photo of a German ISAF armed forces Bundeswehr military policeman giving instructions during a drill to Afghan national policemen in a base camp in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz January 30, 2008. It would be a mistake to set a concrete date for the withdrawal of German troops from Afghanistan because it could encourage the Taliban, Chancellor Angela Merkel said January 27, 2010. Germany on Tuesday outlined a news strategy for its role in Afghanistan, saying it would send at least 500 extra soldiers there and nearly double its civilian aid to help create the conditions to start a withdrawal from next year.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers from the 263rd paratrooper unit of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) take cover as they return fire during a firefight with insurgents during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara on the outskirts of Kunduz, December 16, 2009. A combat outpost of the German Bundeswehr was attacked by insurgents, leaving one German soldier seriously injured.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers from the 263rd paratrooper unit of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) take cover as they return fire during a firefight with insurgents during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara on the outskirts of Kunduz, December 16, 2009. A combat outpost of the German Bundeswehr was attacked by insurgents, leaving one German soldier seriously injured.
A dog follows German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) during a mission in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 17, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started a operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) aim their weapons as they monitor the area from a hill during a mission in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 17, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started a operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers from the 263rd paratrooper unit of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) run for cover as they return fire during a firefight with insurgents during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara on the outskirts of Kunduz, December 16, 2009. A combat outpost of the German Bundeswehr was attacked by insurgents, leaving one German soldier seriously injured.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers from the 263rd paratrooper unit of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) conduct a mine sweeping operation before being attacked by insurgents in Chahar Dara on the outskirts of Kunduz, December 16, 2009. A combat outpost of the German Bundeswehr was attacked by insurgents, leaving one German soldier seriously injured.
German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) aim their weapons as they monitor the area from a hill during a mission in Chahar Dara in the outskirts of Kunduz, December 17, 2009. German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) units started an operation against insurgents in the area on Wednesday.
File picture shows German Bundeswehr army snipers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) at the shooting range in Kunduz October 7, 2008. German lower house of parliament bundestag on December 3, 2009 is due to vote to extend Germany"s participation in a NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan for one more year. Picture taken October 7, 2008.
German ISAF soldiers, members of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF), unload their weapons after coming back from a mission outside Kunduz, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
