Re: Worlds Armed Forces Pictures III
A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) looks through the optics of a weapon inside a Dingo armoured vehicle during a mission south of Kunduz, September 27, 2008.
A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard during a mission as a woman in a burqa leaves the administration center of the Aliabad district, south of Kunduz September 27, 2008.
Pakistani troops assemble artillery in the troubled Bajour agency, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Pakistan will bring stability to a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan within two months, a top general said during an assessment of a major ongoing offensive there against al-Qaida and Taliban militants. Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan told reporters on an army-organized trip to the northwestern Bajur region that troops had killed more than 1,000 militants and wounded 2,000 others since the offensive began in early August.
Pakistani troops hold their weapons as they patrol in the troubled Bajour agency, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008.
Pakistani soldiers guard suspected Afghan militants after a parade for the media in the troubled Bajour agency, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Pakistan will bring stability to a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan within two months, a top general said during an assessment of a major ongoing offensive there against al-Qaida and Taliban militants.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground) meets soldiers who are taking part in a military exercise, code-named "Center-2008", at the Donguz testing range near Orenburg, some 1300 kilometers (807 miles) southeast of Moscow September 26, 2008. Russia said on Friday it would build a space defence system and a new fleet of nuclear submarines by 2020, beefing up its nuclear deterrent at a time of heightened tensions with Washington. Picture taken September 26, 2008.
A heavy flamethrower system which launches rockets with incendiary warheads fires during military exercises near Orenburg, about 1300 kilometers (800 miles) southeast of Moscow, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Russia must modernize its armed forces and upgrade its nuclear deterrent, in part by building a new air and space defense network.
Military supplies were dropped from a C-130 cargo plane during a demonstration held by the South Korean Defense Ministry in Pocheon, about 40 miles northeast of Seoul.
Photo: Lee Sang-hak/Yonhap via Reuters
Pakistani men from tribal forces hold their weapons as others chant slogans against the Taliban in Raghagan, near Khar, in the troubled Bajaur agency, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008.