An Afghan National Army (ANA) commando, right, conducts a key leader engagement with an Afghan village elder during a mission in search of insurgent weapons caches in Alahsang village, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2012.
ANA commandos conducted counterinsurgency operations throughout Afghanistan to provide stability in the region. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sebastion McCormack, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr