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Six years after the U.S. invasion, Afghanistan still seems like a broken country. Correspondent P.J. Tobia vacationed on America's first front in the so-called War on Terror and found a nation that still needs the basics. In his article, he reports on what it's like for the U.S. soldiers who are still trying to paste together scraps of a country.

American soldiers take cover as they detonate explosives at a known Taliban hideout in Sharki Mangritay village near the Pakistani border in Bermel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, December 24, 2008. This building was a known hideout and staging area for insurgents crossing from Pakistan to conduct attacks on Afghan and American forces.
- Rafal Gerszak

American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 4th Platoon meet with villagers to discuss security issues along the Khost-Gardez Pass in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, June 4, 2008. The Khost-Gardez Pass serves as the most vital route between Khost and Kabul.
- Rafal Gerszak

American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 3rd Platoon and Afghan National Army soldiers make their way onto a Chinook helicopter during Operation Pirates Cove in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, February 2, 2009.
- Rafal Gerszak

A man argues with American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 4th Platoon and Afghan National Police officers as they try to search his home during Operation Pirates Cove in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, February 1, 2009.
- Rafal Gerszak

An American and Afghan forces compound shared with soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 4th Platoon patrol seen here after it was hit by a suicide bomber in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, November 21, 2008.
- Rafal Gerszak
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American soldiers take cover as they detonate explosives at a known Taliban hideout in Sharki Mangritay village near the Pakistani border in Bermel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, December 24, 2008. This building was a known hideout and staging area for insurgents crossing from Pakistan to conduct attacks on Afghan and American forces.
- Rafal Gerszak
American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 4th Platoon meet with villagers to discuss security issues along the Khost-Gardez Pass in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, June 4, 2008. The Khost-Gardez Pass serves as the most vital route between Khost and Kabul.
- Rafal Gerszak
American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 3rd Platoon and Afghan National Army soldiers make their way onto a Chinook helicopter during Operation Pirates Cove in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, February 2, 2009.
- Rafal Gerszak
A man argues with American soldiers from 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company, 4th Platoon and Afghan National Police officers as they try to search his home during Operation Pirates Cove in Shamal district, Khost province, Afghanistan, February 1, 2009.
- Rafal Gerszak
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