U.S. Forces In Afghanistan On Anti-Taliban Operation Mountain Thrust

DEH AFGHAN, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 22: American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division deploy to fight Taliban fighters as part of Operation Mountain Thrust to a U.S. base near the village of Deh Afghan on June 22, 2006 in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. The US military announced today that four American soldiers were killed in fighting after coalition forces attacked enemy extremists in north-eastern Afghanistan. The anti-Taliban operation, mainly by American, British and Canadian forces, entered it's second week across a vast area in southern Afghanistan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)