DTN News: Afghanistan In Pictures Of The Day January 27, 2010

DTN News: Afghanistan In Pictures Of The Day January 27, 2010 *Source: DTN News (NSI News Source Info) - January 27, 2010: Afghanistan In Pictures Of The Day January 27, 2010, military activities and actions by Afghan National Army, US Forces, ISAF Forces to contain terrorism by Ismalic militants, Taliban and al Qaeda elements in Afghanistan.Men with an Afghan security division monitor traffic for suicide bombers and Taliban along a busy shopping street on January 27, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A major international conference on stabilizing Afghanistan is set to begin in London this coming Thursday. Attendees to the event will include foreign ministers, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.U.S. Army Spc. Jeremey Foley runs to deliver a 120mm mortar bomb to fellow members of his team, which barraged a nearby Taliban position, at Combat Outpost Michigan, in the Pech Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. The soldiers from the 2-12 Infantry, Task Force Lethal at COP Michigan regularly receive small and large-arms fire from Taliban militants who operate in the hillsides overlooking the base.U.S. Army mortar teams deliver a barrage of 120mm mortar bombs at a nearby Taliban position, at Combat Outpost Michigan, in the Pech Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. The soldiers from the 2-12 Infantry, Task Force Lethal at COP Michigan regularly receive small and large-arms fire from Taliban militants who operate in the hillsides overlooking the base.German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) instruct Afghan National police men during their drill in the German army camp in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 21, 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.U.S. Army mortarman Spc. Jeremy Foley, right, who was working guard duty, and an Afghan soldier, open the gate to let out a convoy, at Combat Outpost Michigan, in the Pech Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. COP Michigan regularly receives fire from Taliban militants who operate in the hillsides of the Pech Valley.