Images from the frontline
Danish Crown Princess Mary speaks to a soldier during her visit to the Danish troops in Helmand, Afghanistan, on Nov. 30, 2009. The Crown Princess was on a two-day secret visit to Camp Bastion, Armadillo and Price and returned to Copenahgen on Dec. 1.-/AFP / Getty Images
A Canadian soldier patrols Kandahar city during Eid celebrations, Nov. 27, 2009.Jonathan Montpetit
SPC John Dever of Chicago with Blackfoot Company 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment has Thanksgiving dinner while standing watch in a guard tower Nov. 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan. The soldiers of Blackfoot were served pre-packaged turkey breasts, cranberries, potatoes, stuffing and pie.Scott Olson
Sgt. 1st class Scott Lund, of the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Batallion aims his weapon at a ridgeline near the town of Pul-i-alam, Logar province, Afghanistan Nov. 18, 2009.Dario Lopez-Mills
Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and Afghan National Police huddle around a burning barrel late in the afternoon following dinner on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan.Scott Olson
Afghan National Army soldiers from the "Kandak 3-4," followed by French Operational Mentor and Liaison Team patrol the Tagab Valley , some 50 kilometres east of Kabul, Afghanistan Nov. 19.Jerome Delay
A U.S. Soldier, who was wounded in Helmand province, lies at a hospital bed at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, on Nov. 26, 2009.OMAR SOBHANI
A soldier with the Afghan National Army says his afternoon prayers in the mosque at Forward Operating Base Rushmore Nov. 28, 2009, near Sharan, Afghanistan.Scott Olson
A soldier with the US Army's 6-4 Cavalry prepares to attach a cargo sling to a Chinook helicopter at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan Jan. 11, 2009.BOB STRONG
A soldier with the Afghan National Army, poses for a picture in his barracks at Forward Operation Base Rushmore on Nov. 28, 2009 near Sharan, Afghanistan.Scott Olson
French NATO Lt. Col. Patrice de Camaret gets ready in his command armored personnel carrier to go on a mission with Afghan National Army soldiers from the "Kandak 3-4" on Nov. 19, 2009.Jerome Delay
Cpt. Clyde Penney is greeted by his son, Noah Penney, 4, as he arrives at Edmonton Garrison from Afghanistan Nov. 24, 2009. Family and friends welcomed home the last group of Edmonton-based soldiers returning from Afghanistan.DAN RIEDLHUBER