The Long War

Alexander The Great invasion route to Kandahar
Sep 10, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - A US Marine from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines hands his interpreter (aka a linguist) a hand gun for his own self-defense during a patrol after sporadic fighting in the village of Gund located in a hostile region between the Black Pass, Buji Bast Pass (aka Bhuji Bast) and "Fighting Mountain" aka "Kohe Tengay" which in Pashto means "Three Kings" in Golestan, Farah Province, where US Marines have been deadlocked in a bitter counterinsurgency campaign and conflict with insurgents using mainly Improvise Explosive Devices (IED's)..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMA Press)

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Alexander The Great invasion route to Kandahar <br />
Sep 10, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - A US Marine from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines hands his interpreter (aka a linguist) a hand gun for his own self-defense during a patrol after sporadic fighting in the village of Gund located in a hostile region between the Black Pass, Buji Bast Pass (aka Bhuji Bast) and "Fighting Mountain" aka "Kohe Tengay" which in Pashto means "Three Kings" in Golestan, Farah Province, where US Marines have been deadlocked in a bitter counterinsurgency campaign and conflict with insurgents using mainly Improvise Explosive Devices (IED's)..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMA Press)