THE TENSION: Combat Camera: US Marines Seize Bomb Materials, Narcotics in Afghanistan Bazaar

Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, patrol down a street, Tuesday, July 21, in Safaar, Afghanistan. Marines seized bomb-making materials and narcotics during a raid here two days before. (Photo by Cpl. Michael Curvin, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.)

Incendiary grenades destroy more than 290 tons of poppy seeds, Tuesday, July 21, in Safaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. After this fire was started, the destruction of the gathered bags of poppy seed was completed by AV-8B Harriers, which dropped high-explosive bombs on the sacks. (Photo by Cpl. Michael Curvin, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.)

Stacked bags of poppy seeds go up in flames after three 1,000-pound bombs were dropped, July 21, in Safaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. A rolling cloud of sand glided over onlookers shortly after the blast. (Photo by Cpl. Michael Curvin, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.)

Lance Cpl. Roderick Moody, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan operations section, kneels in front of a building that housed chemicals and bags of poppy seeds, Tuesday, July 21, in Safaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The destruction of the seeds prevented more than 40,000 acres of poppy fields to be grown. (Photo by Cpl. Michael Curvin, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.)