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Antonio Olmos

The battle for Kandahar

101st Airborne: compound in Tanulkan
Delta Company of the 1/187 3rd brigade of the 101st Airborne blow up a compound in Talukan, in the Horn of Panjwai, which was suspected of being an IED store
Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Delta Company
Soldiers move into a cloud of dust after blowing up suspected IEDs Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: US Army Captain John Hintz talks elders in Talukan
Captain John Hintz, of Delta Company, talks to elders in Talukan Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: A road is cleared of suspected IEDs
A road is cleared of suspected IEDs by explosive charges Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Captain John Hintz
Captain John Hintz talks to a shopkeeper Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: American soldiers take cover as they blow open a wall
American soldiers take cover as they blow open a wall into a compound suspected of belonging to a local Taliban commander. Materials for making IEDs were found in the compound Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Mohamed Nabi
Mohamed Nabi, Talukan's local butcher, is detained by Afghan and US army soldiers for questioning about alleged ties to the Taliban Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Payments are handed out to Talukan residents
Payments are handed out to Talukan residents for damage caused by soldiers during an operation by Delta Company to take control of the village Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Lieutenant Christiensen
US soldiers hand out payments to Talukan residents for damage to their homes Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Local villagers watch as he US Army recovers supply drops
Villagers watch as the US army recovers supplies that have landed in the fields around Talukan Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: An American soldier keeps watch outside Talukan
A soldier keeps watch outside Talukan, while a boy collects debris from an American supply drop Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Suspected Taliban supporters
Suspected Taliban supporters are held during operations to clear the countryside around Talukan of IEDs and Taliban fighters
Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Private Jagielo is medically evacuated
A soldier is medically evacuated after suffering burns to his arm Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: helicopter
The helicopter arrives to evacuate the wounded soldier
Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: American soldiers take a break during operations
American soldiers take a break during operations Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Sergeant Pringle detonates an explosive charge
A soldier detonates an explosive charge as the army clears the roads around Talukan of IEDs Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: Suspected Taliban supporters are held by the US Army
Suspected Taliban supporters are held by US soldiers Photograph: Antonio Olmos
101st Airborne: American soldiers heads back to base
American soldiers head back to base after a day of operations around Talukan Photograph: Antonio Olmos
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