A U.S soldier serving with Provincial Reconstruction Team, 2nd battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Division, Task forces Black Lion, provides security at the Zarma Afghan local police station, Charbran district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2012. The objective of the mission was for U.S. and Afghan forces to interact with the local population, and to deny insurgents freedom of movement.