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A Russian Mi-26 Halo helicopter delivers a damaged
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Students from the newly opened boys’ school in Weesh,
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U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. James Lambert visits
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Australian and U.S. military service members prepare
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U.S. Army Sgt. Desanette Richardson of Ft. Lewis, Wash.,
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Brig. Gen. Thomas Deale and Lt. Col. Spencer Cocanour
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A 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team medic assists 1st
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Col. Michael M. Sweeney, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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An Afghan National Army Soldier takes part in a joint
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kourtney Weldon of New Britain, Conn.,
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Army 2nd Lt. Jonathan Meyers, an instructor, with the
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U.S. Army Cpl. Jerome Halaszynski, from McKeesport,
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Spc. John Hanson (left) 196th Maneuver Enhancement
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Sgt. Alan W. Smith and Lance Cpl. Cole A. Jenks, a
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An Afghan Commando checks a building for improvised
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Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim, chief
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Allah Jan, a local Afghan citizen, who filed a claim
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Regional Command-East Commander U.S. Army Maj. Gen.
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U.S. Army Maj. Carlos Martinez of Walla Walla, Wash.,
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Afghan National Police train in search and apprehension
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Members of the 170 MP Company based in Fort Lewis,
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Capt. Abdul Wahab, 3rd Company, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade,
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Khan Agha, an Afghan Border Patrol officer, gives a
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The Afghan air force accepts delivery on four Mi-17
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An Afghan worker strikes a pose for the camera during
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Three Afghan women spin wool into yarn at the fourth
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U.S. Army Capt., Kevin Smith from Midway, Calif. a
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Lance Cpl. Matthew Sheppard, a motor transport operator
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An Afghan National Army recruit puts his M-16 back
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Afghan National Police trainees conduct riot control
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U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Brouhard, a combat medic assigned
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The Afghanistan National Army's 9th Commando Kandaks
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Lance Cpl. Lanny Dobbs, rifleman, Weapons Company,
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Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers
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Lance Cpl. Casey Smith, an infantryman with India Company,
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An Afghan National soldier advances the patrol while
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Cpl. John Finley with Security Company, Combat Logistic
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Afghan National Civil Order Police recruits run through
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Rocker of Fredericksburg,
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Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong talks
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The Special Operations Task Force – South parachute
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Lance Cpl. David Ortega and Lance Cpl. Miguel Travino,
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U.S. Army Capt. Jason Merchant, right, the company
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Cmdr. Brian Goss tries on a pakol during a graduation
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Sayed Anwar, a local shop owner, discusses the current
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An Afghan woman sells pottery at a women vendors only
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Orphans receive blankets donated by civilian agencies
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Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a security patrol
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U.S. Army Maj. Michael Stany (left), Task Force Gladiator
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Cpl. Mark A. Leonard (right), ammunition noncommissioned
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brad Rickabaugh, explosive
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A local girl wears mascara to the ribbon cutting of
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Gov. Fazlullah Wahidi, Kunar provincial governor, speaks
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Lance Cpl. Christopher Willis, a Squad Automatic Weapon
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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Travis Votaw, Regional Command
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An Afghan National Army commando from the 6th Kandak
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Cpl. Rocky Hanover, 21, a combat engineer from Okay,
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Al-Qudah Sabri, a Jordanian Islamic Imam, and Asim
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Commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando
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The graduation ceremony for 19 Afghan National Police
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In this photo provided by ISAF RC-South, Brig. Gen.
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An Afghan National Army soldier provides security
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A U.S. Special Forces soldier walks to a meeting being
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U.S. coalition soldiers dismount their vehicle during
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Afghan National Army soldiers display a cache of six
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Helmand province, Islamic
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An Afghan boy munches on an after-school snack outside
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Lance Cpl. Jesiah Care, a motor transport specialist
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Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, commander of NATO Training
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Tech. Sgt. Chad Beach, 816th Expeditionary Airlift
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SANGIN DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
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Shop owners and villagers relax in the shade at the
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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 10th Combat
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Afghan National Army soldiers unload a truck stacked
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U.S. Army soldiers gave out new shoes and scarfs to
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U.S. Army soldier assigned to 525th Battlefield Surveillance
U.S. Army soldier assigned to 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Combined Task Force Lighting, stand guard outside the Afghan 1000 Biometrics Facility at Weesh border crossing, Spin Boldak District, Afghan... More
Afghan National Police stand to answer questions in
Afghan National Police stand to answer questions in class during the combat medic course June 21, 2011, at the Joint Regional Afghan National Security Forces Center, Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Brockhard, the commander
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Mongolian Air Force airmen participate in thier traditional
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U.S. Army Spc. Donald Roberts, an AH-64D Apache mechanic
U.S. Army Spc. Donald Roberts, an AH-64D Apache mechanic with Company D, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Tigershark, plays guitar during a Sunday service at Forward Operating Ba... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Carli Freese, a laboratory specialist
U.S. Army Sgt. Carli Freese, a laboratory specialist from Stout, Iowa, with the 4224th United States Army Hospital Blood Support Detachment, tests a vial of blood July 19 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
A French army soldier trains Afghan National Army soldiers
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Engineers of Detachment 1, 623rd Engineer Company,
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U.S. Army soldier Pfc. Roller helps Pfc. Spudzinski,
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An Afghan child models sunglasses he received from
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Bill Haslam, governor of Tennessee, speaks with U.S.
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Senior Chief Petty Officer Ronald Ameika, an explosive
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COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan
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A female Afghan air force student listens as a fellow
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Afghan locals participate in a census with soldiers
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Cpl. Jesse L. Tabor, from Commerce City, Colo., a metal
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Pfc. Timothy Leicht (left), a motor transportation
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Runners participate in an officially sanctioned satellite
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Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, a native of Norwich,
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