World Armed Forces Pictures & Videos

Afghan National Army and ISAF soldiers prepare for a patrol in Gorbay Noray, Nad e Ali, Helmand as a part of Operation Moshtarak. A combined force of 15,000 troops have launched major assaults on Taliban strongholds in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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An Afghan National Army soldier and a soldier from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers 23rd Foot) question an Afghan local during Operation Moshtarak

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Afghan and British troops discover a weapons cache. Operation Moshtarak is an Afghan-led initiative to assert government authority in the centre of Helmand province. Afghan and ISAF partners are engaging in this counter- insurgency operation at the request of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Helmand provincial government.

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note: the First Third and fourth photos the woodland camouflage worn by the Afghan national army. this is a special pattern developed for the Afghans by Hyperstealth called Afghan Forest it was recent ly introduced the uniform has a cut close too the US ARMY's ACU's save that they changed the collar.

German police personnel gather near the entrance of a vocational school in Ludwigshafen February 18, 2010. A 23-year-old man stabbed his former teacher to death with an outdoor knife at a vocational school in the southwestern German city of Ludwigshafen, German prosecutors said on Thursday. The former student confessed to the attack, saying he was angry because the teacher had given him bad marks, prosecutor Lothar Liebig told a news conference.

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A US-made AH-64DHA Apache helicopter is seen flying over the Greek Army Aviation base at Megara, west of Athens,Thursday, Feb. 11. 2010. Twelve Apache helicopters were delivered Thursday to the Greek military, under a deal worth $660 million. Greece is re-examining arms procurement deals under a major review of state expenditures aimed at reducing the country's massive budget deficit. (AP)

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Police detain activist of the Hindu hardline group

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during a protest against the screening of

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's new film "My Name is Khan" at a cinema hall in Mumbai February 12, 2010. Theatres in Mumbai turned fortresses on Friday for the release of "My Name is Khan" whose star Shah Rukh Khan is locked in a duel with Shiv Sena, sparking worries

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's financial hub is being undermined by parochial politics.

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An Afghan police officer checks a car of an Afghan family, who has fled from Marjha, at a checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, in

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, southern

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, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Tribal elders in southern Afghanistan pleaded Friday for

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forces to wage their imminent offensive on the

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stronghold of Marjah quickly and carefully to protect civilians in and around the town.

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A Palestinian demonstrator moves a burning tyre during scuffles in the

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village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah February 12, 2010. Israeli border police used tear gas to disperse some 100 Palestinian protesters and foreign activists during a violent protest over a land dispute with Jewish settlers in the area.

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Sri Lankan police commandos patrol outside the Supreme Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. The Supreme Court decided Friday to allow defeated presidential candidate Gen.Sarath Fonseka to appeal his detention on Feb. 23. Hundreds of security forces were deployed around the court building.

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France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrives in Tagab, in the valley of Kapisa, to meet the 13th battalion mountain infantrymen February 11, 2010. Fillon is in Afghanistan on a visit to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the French soldiers fighting Taliban.

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France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (R) walks with Brigadier General Marcel Druart, commander of the French troops in Afghanistan, during a visit to meet with 13th battalion mountain infantrymen in Tagab, in the valley of Kapisa, February 11, 2010. Fillon is in Afghanistan on a visit to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the French soldiers fighting Taliban. Picture taken February 11, 2010.

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France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon meets the troops during a visit to meet with 13th battalion mountain infantrymen in Tagab, in the valley of Kapisa, February 11, 2010. Fillon is in Afghanistan on a visit to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the French soldiers fighting Taliban. Picture taken February 11, 2010.

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France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) inspects military equipment as he meets with French soldiers during a visit to Nijrab, in the valley of Kapisa, February 11, 2010.

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France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) meets an Afghan (2nd L) who planted trees for an NGO, during a visit to Nijrab, in the valley of Kapisa, February 11, 2010.

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Israeli soldiers stand at the site of a stabbing attack in the West Bank checkpoint of Tapuah, near Nablus Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. The Israeli military says an Israeli man has been stabbed to death by a Palestinian man at the checkpoint.

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Members of the Palestinian security forces take part in a training session in the West Bank city of Jericho February 9, 2010. With American and European help, Palestinian security forces in the West Bank have been retooled in recent years. Palestinian officials credit their security forces with what they say is an improvement in law and order in Palestinian areas. Picture taken February 9, 2010.

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A Royal Thai marine forms a security perimeter during on/off drills as part of helicopter raid training with U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during exercise Cobra Gold

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) maintenance technicians assigned to the 8th Combat Wing, 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, conduct preflight inspections to their F-2 fighter aircraft during exercise Cope North at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 12, 2010. The U.S. Air Force and the JASDF conduct Cope North annually at Andersen to increase combat readiness and interoperability.

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India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol the fenced border with Pakistan near Jammu on their horses February 24, 2010. Indian border guards said their troops came under fire from Pakistan on Wednesday, a day before the two nuclear-armed neighbours are set for the first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Pakistan denied any shooting by its troops, said Nadeem Raza, a spokesman for Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers. (Reuters)

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Afghan police officers unload food items to be distributed to the villagers, from a U.S. military vehicle in Marjah, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. (AP)

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Canadian and Afghan National Army soldiers patrol in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Canadian and Afghan National Army soldiers respond to a small arms fire attack in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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An Afghan National Army soldier reacts to a small arms fire attack in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a patrol in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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An Afghan national army soldier patrols with Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, as they patrol through the town of Laki, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Afghan national army soldiers patrol with Marines from Jump Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, while providing security for 162nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, Oregon National Guard, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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An Afghan soldier provides security during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Afghan soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Members of Serbia's anti-terrorist unit secure the area in front of the house of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic's son, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010. Masked policemen Tuesday searched the Belgrade house of genocide suspect Ratko Mladic in a sign of government resolve to hunt down war crimes fugitives as Serbia seeks EU membership. A few dozen, armed special officers blocked the street in a residential Belgrade area where the house belonging to Mladic's family is located.

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Norwegian soldiers from Telemark Bataljon in Faryab Province, Afghanistan. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is a NATO-led, 44-nation military coalition dedicated to helping Afghan authorities provide security and stability and creating the conditions for reconstruction and development.

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Captain Bryce Duffy from the First Mentoring Task Force (MTF1) surveys the Mirabad Valley near Patrol Base Wali.

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An Afghan National Army engineer checks a hay stack for signs of caching during a patrol in Mirabad Valley.

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(L-R) Sergeant Allan Janicijevic discusse the patrol route with Captain John Crockett in Mirabad Valley.

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A steely-eyed Afghan National Army soldier about to take a firing position with (rear) Sergeant Jeremey Kipping in training mode in Mirabad Valley.

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Sergeant Shane Slattery from the First Mentoring Task Force (MTF1), chats with a soldier from the Afghan National Army in the Mirabad Valley Region.

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(centre) Lieutenant Justin Robinson and soldiers from the Afghan National Army chat with local Afghan children in the Mirabad Valley Region.

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Chilean soldiers patrol the streets of Concepcion, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Ricardo Pasten)

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In this February 28, 2010 photograph, the flight paths of Indian Air Force (IAF) Sarang helicopters criss cross in the air during the 'Vayu Shakti 2010' air show at Chandan Fire Range, near Pokhran in Rajasthan state. Over 70 front runner aircrafts including fighter planes and helicopters were co-ordinated for the military show.

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Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets perform during the IAF "Vayu Shakti 2010", a day-dusk-night fire power demonstration held at the air force field firing range of Pokhran in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan February 28, 2010. (Reuters)

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Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces conduct an early morning dismounted patrol during Operation Mostarak, Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)

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Palestinian security forces from Hamas demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony at a training area in Gaza City, Monday, March 1, 2010.

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Servicemen of the Belarussian Interior Ministry's special unit demonstrate their skills during a show in Minsk, February 28, 2010.

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