An Afghan farmer passes through a vehicle checkpoint controlled by a Marine Corps sergeant with Combined Anti-Armor Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and Afghan National Army soldiers in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2009. Marines and soldiers with the Afghan National Army set up checkpoints to prevent weapons and drugs from being trafficked throughout Afghanistan. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl.


An Afghan farmer passes through a vehicle checkpoint controlled by a Marine Corps sergeant with Combined Anti-Armor Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and Afghan National Army soldiers in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2009. Marines and soldiers with the Afghan National Army set up checkpoints to prevent weapons and drugs from being trafficked throughout Afghanistan. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg/Released) Tractor in Afghanistan


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