U.S. Ground Forces in Afghanistan

397732 17: (NEWSWEEK AND US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT OUT UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 2001) American soldiers hide behind a barricade during an explosion prior to fighting with Taliban forces November 26, 2001 at a prison fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The fighting came after several hundred Taliban prisoners, mostly foreigners, captured part of the fortress. The fortress was also the headquarters of Alliance commander Gen. Rashid Dostum. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)