Afghan National Army Sgt. Ahmed Shah from Herat lays in his bed beside his assault rifle, bread, tea and a small Christmas tree during the morning while taking a break from the fighting to celebrate the second EID also known as the Festival of Sacrifice at a Forward Operating Base on the front lines in Zhari District located west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. Many of the Afghan soldiers serving with NATO Troops considered EID like their form of Christmas. There are two celebrations of EID during the second it is common to sacrifice an animal, which is to commemorate and celebrate the sacrifice of the Prophet Abraham.