Offensive in in Afghanistan

Marines take a position on a rooftop while fighting the Taliban in Dahaneh as part of Operation Eastern Resolve 2 in Helmand on Wednesday. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)

Sept. 16, 2014 2:43 PM PT

U.S. Marines move to take positions on a mountainside at the start of Operation Eastern Resolve 2 against the Taliban just outside Dahaneh in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. The offensive started before dawn. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)

Afghan national army soldiers search for the source of gunfire on a hillside while traveling in a convoy to the village of Dahaneh to participate in Operation Eastern Resolve 2 with U.S. Marines on Wednesday. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)

A Marine of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment watches over a detainee in the room of a home as fighting against the Taliban takes place from the rooftop in the village of Dahaneh. Operation Eastern Resolve 2 launched Wednesday morning in an attempt to push Taliban from the village, which is a key commerce town in the province. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)