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An Afghan uniformed policeman stacks up rocks to mark a potential improvised explosive device emplacement during a class on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2013.

An Afghan uniformed policeman stacks up rocks to mark a potential improvised explosive device emplacement during a class on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2013.

An Afghan uniformed policeman stacks up rocks to mark a potential improvised explosive device emplacement during a class on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2013.

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