US Army Works To Hold Back Taliban In Restive Zerak, Afghanistan

ZERAK, AFGHANISTAN - JANUARY 23: A man is searched for weapons by a member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) January 23, 2010 in Zerak, Afghanistan. Zerak, located in Paktika Province, which is roughly the size of Vermont, shares a restive and porous 600 kilometer border with Pakistan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)