U.S. Soldiers Provide Security Around Kandahar Airfield

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 09: 1LT Ryan Spinuzzi-Nichols (R) from Reno, Nevada with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment chats with the checkpoint commander at an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint on March 9, 2014 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. President Obama recently ordered the Pentagon to begin contingency planning for a pullout from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai or his successor refuses to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)