An Afghan street boy makes a fire to warm up his hands on a garbage pile in Kabul, Afghanistan Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. 
An Afghan boy walks past as U.S. Marines with NATO forces patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. 
An Afghan girl looks on as US Marines patrol in the northeast of Marjah on February 14. Limiting civilian casualties is key to winning hearts and minds in the operation against a Taliban force estimated at up to 1,000 fighters, and as many as 400 families fled the area in the buildup to the offensive.
