Pictures from the Front Lines

Pashtu Primer

U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Baughn learns Pashtu from an Afghan child while on patrol on Combat Outpost Terezayi in Afghanistan's Khowst province, April 10, 2012. Baughn is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment.

Helping Hand

U.S. Marine Cpl. Enrique Torres, right, helps U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Hevia, top, climb onto a roof while searching a compound with Afghan policemen during Operation Zema Parma Sar Tera in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 14, 2012. Torres, a squad leader, and Hevia, a rifleman, are assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.