On Patrol with Afghanistan's Elite Military Forces

SHINDAND MILITARY BASE, HERAT, AFGHANISTAN - 2018/03/03: Afghan Special Forces soldier on a firing range just outside Shindand Military Base. Afghanistans elite military forces the Commandos and the Special Forces are one of the key elements in the Afghan and U.S. strategy to turn the grinding fight against the Taliban and other insurgents around. These pictures show the Commandos and Special Forces during training and in the field; also right before and after an operation in the restive western Afghan province of Farah. (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)