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2/24/04 -- SPECIAL FORCES A-TEAM -- ORUZGAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN -- A local Oruzgan youngster abandons his bicycle and flees as A-Team 3rd Special Forces group soldiers detonate off in the distance landmines and other munitions which were a small fraction of the nearly ten tons of munitions discovered under the compound of the Oruzgan District Chief's compand. Soldiers with the Afghan National Army, 1ST Company of the First Battalion, Third Brigade worked in a human chain along with members of an A-Team with the 3rd Special Forces Group as they removed by hand nearly ten tons of mortars, rockets, ammunition and other various munitions from the underground bunkers of the Oruzgan District Chief’s compound.. Special Forces A-Team and officers of the Afghan National Army, 1ST Company of the First Battalion, Third Brigade spent an entire day and night applying "Afghan Diplomacy" by drinking many glasses of tea and finally asking what is behind the locked doors in the bunkers below. Ubai Dullah's response was, "Nothing for soldiers.....just some bullets...." After initial inspection of the bunkers, nearly ten tons of mortars, rockets, land mines and ammunition were found in the bunkers. Negotiations between the district chief and the A-Team came to brief but tense “stand off” as soldiers began to remove the weapons when the district chief called in armed militia. Between talks and calling in an U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber to make low passes over the valley, matters were resolved with some ammunition allowed to stay in the hands of the district chief but all mortars and rockets had to be surrendered. (Photo by Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)

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2/24/04 -- SPECIAL FORCES A-TEAM -- ORUZGAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN -- A local Oruzgan youngster abandons his bicycle and flees as A-Team 3rd Special Forces group soldiers detonate off in the distance landmines and other munitions which were a small fraction of the nearly ten tons of munitions discovered under the compound of the Oruzgan District Chief's compand. Soldiers with the Afghan National Army, 1ST Company of the First Battalion, Third Brigade worked in a human chain along with members of an A-Team with the 3rd Special Forces Group as they removed by hand nearly ten tons of mortars, rockets, ammunition and other various munitions from the underground bunkers of the Oruzgan District Chief’s compound.. Special Forces A-Team and officers of the Afghan National Army, 1ST Company of the First Battalion, Third Brigade spent an entire day and night applying "Afghan Diplomacy" by drinking many glasses of tea and finally asking what is behind the locked doors in the bunkers below. Ubai Dullah's response was, "Nothing for soldiers.....just some bullets...." After initial inspection of the bunkers, nearly ten tons of mortars, rockets, land mines and ammunition were found in the bunkers. Negotiations between the district chief and the A-Team came to brief but tense “stand off” as soldiers began to remove the weapons when the district chief called in armed militia. Between talks and calling in an U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber to make low passes over the valley, matters were resolved with some ammunition allowed to stay in the hands of the district chief but all mortars and rockets had to be surrendered. (Photo by Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)