U.S. Army Conducts Operations in Kandahar Province

U.S. Army Spc. Jeffrey Derma (R) speaks with a local Afghan farmer after a firefight with Taliban insurgents on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment had maneuvered into a Taliban-held area in order find and fight insurgent forces, when the Taliban opened fire from the rear of their joint operation with Afghan Army soldiers.