Afghans are checked by policemen when they leave Marjah district in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2010. Hours after launching major offensive by 15,000 NATO and Afghan soldiers against Taliban militants in Marjah district of southern Helmand province, Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak said that several areas have been captured and clash for control of Marja Bazaar is going on. [Stringer/Xinhua]