The Year in Images

Pictures of the Year Best Photographs Pictures Time Magazine A member of the Afghan National Army engages in a skirmish with Taliban forces near an outpost at Gowardehs.
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A member of the Afghan National Army engages in a skirmish with Taliban forces near an outpost at Gowardehs.

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