US Army soldiers gather around a fire at thier campsite as night falls following patrols in the snow through the Spira mountains in search of insurgents, in Khost province on November 12, 2008. NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer appealed Tuesday for more troops from outside the United States to be sent to Afghanistan to prevent it from again becoming a "safe haven" for terrorists.
(AFP/File/David Furst)