THE TENSION: Combat Camera: US Troops Search Cave for Weapons in Khost Province, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Araiza uses a pick mattock to search a pile of loose dirt for enemy weapons caches in a cave near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. Araiza is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)

U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Araiza, right, rests after searching a cave for enemy weapons caches near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. Araiza is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)

U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Araiza uses a mine detector during a mission with Afghan National Police officers to search for enemy weapons caches near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Olson observes an Afghan National Police officer search an area of a cave for enemy weapons caches near Shah Wali Zarat in Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. Olson is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)

Afghan National Police officers and U.S. Army soldiers use a mine detector to find two 85 mm enemy artillery rounds in a cave near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)

An Afghan National Police officer leaves a cave after searching for enemy weapons caches during a mission with U.S. soldiers near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)

Afghan National Police officers use an interpreter to provide information to U.S. Army soldiers about two 85 mm enemy artillery rounds they found in a cave near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith.)