German Bundeswehr On ISAF Deployment In Afghanistan

FEYZABAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 11: A German Bundeswehr soldier patrols high ground during a regular patrol on October 11, 2010 in Feyzabad, Afghanistan. Badakhshan province was free of Taliban until about a year ago, when they began infiltrating the region and have since killed several local government officials as well as attacked German ISAF soldiers on at least two occasions. Germany has more than 4,500 military forces in northern Afghanistan as part of the US-led ISAF International Security Assistance Force and the German role has shifted in recent years from reconstruction to combat as local Taliban presence has grown. A total of 45 Bundeswehr soldiers have been killed so far in Afghanistan. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)