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The Afghan army's deputy commander, right, gives U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kyle Harnitcheck the gift of a hat and scarf on former Forward Operating Base Shinwar in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. Harnitchek is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

The Afghan army's deputy commander, right, gives U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kyle Harnitcheck the gift of a hat and scarf on former Forward Operating Base Shinwar in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. Harnitchek is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

The Afghan army's deputy commander, right, gives U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kyle Harnitcheck the gift of a hat and scarf on former Forward Operating Base Shinwar in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. Harnitchek is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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