TIME.com Pictures of the Week November 17

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PIERRE TOSTEE/AP

November 17 - 23

Our picks of the week's best pictures

RADICAL, DUDE:
Hawaii's Bonga Perkins dives for safety after catching a solid 12 foot wave that nearly closed out on his head in the Bear Hawaiian Pro Longboard Invitational at Haleiwa on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Perkins dominated the event, posting the only two 10-point rides and the highest heat score of the event during the final to beat Jason Ribbink of South Africa. (Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001)

Caught in the Crossfire
Afghan civilians and refugees are the unfortunate victims of the war between the U.S. and the Taliban

The Food Aid Lands
Heavy on beans and lentils, small yellow packages of U.S. food aid are descending on Afghanistan. Some goes to hungry refugees — and some goes to market

Fighting Back
Aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise as the carrier's crew launches a raid on Afghanistan. Photographs for TIME by Barry Iverson

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TIME/CNN Poll: Americans Concerned But Not Panicked
Afghan civilians and refugees are the unfortunate victims of the war between the U.S. and the Taliban

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