

US Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Roach, 16th MPAD, from El Paso, Texas, gets his hair cut in a barber shop in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 19. Rodrigo Abd/AP
US soldiers play video games at a new recreation facility in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16. Rodrigo Abd/AP
Soldiers exercise in a gym at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct 16. Rodrigo Abd/AP
BBC correspondent Paul Wood broadcasts live from the roof of the Media Center in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 18. Rodrigo Abd/AP
A US soldier poses for a photograph after buying a traditional Afghan hat in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 18. Rodrigo Abd/AP
Afghan workers serve lunch after a district planning conference between NATO officers and Afghan counterparts at Camp Nathan Smith, an ISAF military base in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on Oct. 20. Rodrigo Abd/AP
A contract worker cooks hamburgers in the dining facility at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16. Rodrigo Abd/AP
US soldiers play baseball during a recreational game in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct.17. Rodrigo Abd/AP
US soldiers Pfc. Jacob Bladford (r.) and Spc. Luke Shimer, from the 4th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 1-66 Armor Battalion, eat a pizza in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 15. Rodrigo Abd/AP
US soldiers dance during "Salsa Night" in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16. Rodrigo Abd/AP
US soldiers from Scout Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, rest in their tent at Howz-e-Madad Forward Operating Base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Oct. 14. Rodrigo Abd/AP