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U.S. soldiers set up an Mk-48 machine gun at an observation post to provide security during a patrol with Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Oct. 21, 2013.

U.S. soldiers set up an Mk-48 machine gun at an observation post to provide security during a patrol with Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Oct. 21, 2013.

U.S. soldiers set up an Mk-48 machine gun at an observation post to provide security during a patrol with Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Oct. 21, 2013.

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