AFGHANISTAN US ARMY
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier patrols a road outside of Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday Feb. 17, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pentagon budget chief Dov Zakheim, predicted during a brief visit that the fledgling army which is being trained by the U.S. and is seen as crucial to Afghanistan's future stability would exceed 10,000 troops by the year's end.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)