11/18/2002: Army patrol in Afghanistan

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This is from last Friday's MSNBC Pic of the Week. An Afghan man and his son watch as soldiers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division prepare to inspect their home Nov. 7 in southeastern Afghanistan. Soldiers discovered over a dozen mines and grenades, 14 rocket-propelled grenades and plastic explosives as they searched several compounds.

I thought it was interesting because you see the guy's place, and it contrasts with the soldiers. The guy and his kid are calmer than I would be if faced with three accomplished killers in full gear. I also thought it was interesting because you see what regular army gear is in Afghanistan. These guys have very serious fanny packs and how much video do those headsets capture?

Notice, too, how their fingers are all carefully off-trigger.

And notice the kid's sweater. Stylin'. Hey, is that an Afghan?

And isn't the guy on the left Ryan Stiles of "Who's Line" and "Drew Carey" fame?