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• Oct. 22: An Afghan soldier stands near the bloodstains from a solider who was killed by a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Sayed Kheil area of the eastern Khost province, Afghanistan.
• Map locates Khost, Afghanistan, where a U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed Afghan soldiers.
• Oct. 22: An Afghan soldier stands with his RPG rocket, as the site which was bombed by a U.S.-led coalition airstrike is seen on the background, up on the hill, in Sayed Kheil area of eastern Khost province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition airstrike hit an Afghan army checkpoint early Wednesday, killing nine soldiers and wounding three, Afghan officials said.
• Oct. 22: An Afghan man shows the pieces of the bomb which was used by a U.S.-led coalition airstrike that hit on a fixed checkpoint in Sayed Kheil area of eastern Khost province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan.
• Oct. 22: An Afghan soldier collects a piece of the bomb used by a U.S.-led coalition airstrike that hit on a fixed checkpoint in Sayed Kheil area of eastern Khost province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan.
• Oct. 22: Afghan soldiers stand guard near the damaged army checkpoint hit by the U.S.-led coalition airstrike, seen in top rear, in Sayed Kheil area of eastern Khost province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. A U.S.-led coalition airstrike hit the Afghan army checkpoint early Wednesday, killing nine soldiers and wounding three, Afghan officials said.
• Oct. 21: In this photo released by the United States Navy, a navy F/A-18 Hornet jet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-87 deploys flares before beginning a close air support mission supporting ground forces in Afghanistan. VFA-87 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 and embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
• Oct. 22: Visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dafdar Spanta, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan. Spanta held meetings with Pakistani officials to discuss bilateral issues and strategy to counter terrorism.