THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Scenes Around Kabul, Afghanistan

Coalition forces from Bulgaria drive a U.S. made Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

A Maxxpro Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, manufactured by Navistar, heads out on patrol at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

A Cougar Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, manufactured by Force Protection Inc., heads out on patrol at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

Three Afghan women, right, wear the traditional local female attire while another woman, left, wears modern attire, July 28, 2009, Kabul, Afghanistan. In the past, it was mandatory for all females to wear the traditional local female outfit; this rule is no longer enforced. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

French coalition forces shop at the Afghan market inside Camp Warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. Coalition forces support the local economy by shopping at the Afghan markets inside the base. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

A German military vehicle travels in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

Afghan citizens walk in front of a Mosque located in the south side of Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

An Afghan salesman displays some of the carpets he has on stock at his store inside the Afghan market at Camp Warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

Vintage knifes, antique weapons, helmets and knight's armor are some of the items sold at the Afghan market inside Camp Warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. Coalition forces support the local economy by shopping at the Afghan markets inside the base. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Bell, from the 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia National Guard, clears his M4 carbine after he entered Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

The King Palace of Afghanistan is seen on top of a hill in the south side of Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. At one point in history, Afghanistan used to have its own king and queen and each one used to have their own palace. The palaces still exist, but they were heavy damaged after the Afghan-Russian War in the 1980s. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

French soldiers guard the gate at Camp Warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

An ambulance with California license plates drives through downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)

U.S. Army soldiers provide security at the gate of Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009.(Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.)