Best Photos of 2002:
A Year of Conflict

U.S. Army soldiers 10th Mountain Division during Operation Anaconda, the offensive against al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's Shahi-Kot mountains
DAVID MARCK / U.S. ARMY POOL / AP

Preparing for Battle
Soldiers of the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division at the onset of Operation Anaconda, the offensive against al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters hiding in Afghanistan's Shahi-Kot mountains

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