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An Afghan soldier practices adjusting the aim on a D-30 122mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Sept. 3, 2013.

An Afghan soldier practices adjusting the aim on a D-30 122mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Sept. 3, 2013.

An Afghan soldier practices adjusting the aim on a D-30 122mm howitzer on Forward Operating Base Tagab in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Sept. 3, 2013.

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