Opeation Anaconda

402462 20: U.S. soldiers examine a notebook containing writing in Arabic and Cyrillic letters, which was found at the remains of an al-Qaida fighters'' bombed out position March 16, 2002 in the rugged Shah-e-Kot mountains, 25 kilometers (15 miles) southeast of Gardez, Afghanistan. Hundreds of U.S. and Canadian troops were lifted into the mountainous region at high altitude to search for and destroy any Taliban and al-Qaida fighters they encounter. (Pool Photo/Getty Images)