PICTURE of day: Afghan faces

A guard at Governor Mangals complex in Lashkar Gah

An Afghan National Policeman in Khowshhal Kalay

An elder at a shura in Shaheed

A commander from the Afghan National Army out on patrol in Nad Ali

A patrol commander from the Afghan National Army on the radio to HQ

Some serious Afghan firepower - a Afghan National Army warrior with a RPG

Reloading a magazine after a fire fight with the taliban in Nad Ali

An Afghan farmer taking feed to his animals

A young Afghan National Army officer in a compound in Nad Ali

Pictures: Major Paul Smyth