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Members of the Afghan army’s 4th Special Operations Kandak and a U.S. Army cultural support team visit a village in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan, to deliver school supplies to an all-female school and provide humanitarian aid, Dec. 28, 2013.

Members of the Afghan army’s 4th Special Operations Kandak and a U.S. Army cultural support team visit a village in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan, to deliver school supplies to an all-female school and provide humanitarian aid, Dec. 28, 2013.

Members of the Afghan army’s 4th Special Operations Kandak and a U.S. Army cultural support team visit a village in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan, to deliver school supplies to an all-female school and provide humanitarian aid, Dec. 28, 2013.

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