Afghanistan through the eyes of a military pilot (29 photos)

Great shots that did voenkory and airmen in Afghanistan.




Afghan shepherd carries his flock through the hole in the wall in the province of Helmand. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)

Afghan field in the volatile Helmand province. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



50 machine gun caliber in the US military helicopter over the opium poppy fields of Helmand River in the same province. The river irrigates a rich harvest in Afghanistan - poppy fields - opium which is then processed into heroin. These illicit crops near the Helmand River constitute the majority of the world's reserves of heroin. (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)



The varied landscape of the province of Paktika. Province the size of Vermont, shares the border with Pakistan, 600 km. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)



View from the transport plane on Kunar December 15, 2009. (TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP / Getty Images)



View of the scenery Paktika province with a military helicopter. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)



Aerial view of Kandahar during the operation to protect Afghan civilians. (Photo by Chris Hondros / Getty Images)



View of the diverse landscapes of the province of Paktika military helicopter. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)



All the same Paktika province. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)



Chaplain Carl Sabler in a helicopter over the river Arghandab while moving between bases where Catholic service was held for the soldiers in Kandahar province. Military chaplains are traveling throughout Afghanistan, supporting thousands of soldiers who were forced to serve far from home in harsh environments. (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)



View of the Paktika Province January 25, 2010. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)



Aerial view of the river Helmand with military medical helicopter. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Afghans near the rickshaw from peasant fields near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Afghans working for a traditional brick factory near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Afghans play football. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Gunner on a helicopter CH 53 on a flight from Feyzabada in Sazari-Sharif. In the province of Badakshan was not up to the Taliban last year, but then they began to appear in the region, and since then kill representatives of local government, as well as attacks on German soldiers. (Photo by Miguel Villagran / Getty Images)



Part of the Helmand river valley in the same province. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



CH-53 helicopter over the jagged landscape of Farah province in southwestern Afghanistan. To the Marines who landed in the area in November 2008, joined by thousands of American soldiers in the framework of the additional 17,000 troops entered the territory of Afghanistan. (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)



Muslim cemetery with the altitude of the helicopter near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Caravan NATO cloud of dust in the desert near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



French commander at the door of the helicopter "caracals" of Kabul. About 70,000 international troops, 40,000 of which are under NATO command are helping Afghans fight the Taliban, driven from Kabul. (JOEL SAGET / AFP / Getty Images)



Afghan car in the desert near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Camels in the desert Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Afghan lead camels through the desert in Marzhahe. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



French troops in a helicopter over the province of Kapisa. (JOEL SAGET / AFP / Getty Images)



Part of the Helmand River valley in Helmand province. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



US Marines gathered around a wounded comrade in anticipation of a medical helicopter near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Shadow medical helicopter landing near Marzhaha. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)



Marine with a machine gun 50-caliber helicopter CH-53 of the province of Helmand. Much of the province ruled by the Taliban, it was one of the fiercest battlegrounds between militants and soldiers. (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)