KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Army soldier, 2-1 Kandak Weapons Co. maintains peremiter security during a security assesment in Shembawot Village, Khost Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 14. ANA and U.S. soldiers performed a combined patrol to assess area security. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero, Khost PRT Public Affairs)