During a routine patrol through a village in the lower Mirabad Valley region, soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force discovered an improvised explosive device (IED).
The device was discovered concealed in a rock wall lining a well-used path within the village centre. The soldiers questioned local nationals in the area about the device and conducted a controlled detonation of the device to ensure it would pose no further danger to the local people.
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At first light, soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force step off on patrol through the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Combat Engineers lead the patrol, scanning the path for improvised explosive devices.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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At first light, soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force step off on patrol through the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Gunner Ashley Kerr patrols through the irrigated green zone in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Gunner Ashley Kerr rests during a pause in a patrol through the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Corporal Kirk "Sal" Saliba remains alert during a patrol through the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Bombardier Glen Swain on patrol in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Soldiers observe suspected spotters on the nearby high ground during a patrol through the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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An Afghan man is searched for concealed weapons during a patrol through the Mirabad Valley region.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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A soldier wades his way through a cornfield during a patrol through the Mirabad Valley. Soldiers vary their patrol routes to counter the improvised explosive device (IED) threat - cornfields like this one are known to conceal tripwires attached to landmines and IED's.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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A soldier passes a local Afghan man during a patrol through the Mirabad Valley region of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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A Combat Engineer discovers an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) concealed in a rock wall during a patrol through the lower Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
The area was cordoned off to keep locals away from the dangerous bomb and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team called in.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Private Daniel Ball and Bombardier Glen Swain question an Afghan man following the discovery of an Improvised Explosive Device in the area.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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Dust and debris fill the air following a controlled detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device in the Mirabad Valley region.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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The site of the Improvised Explosive Device following a controlled detonation by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team. Part of the rock wall has been obliterated.
(Date taken: 13 August 2010)
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