Afghan children stand at the barbed wire perimeter as U.S. Marines assigned to with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a security patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)