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An Afghan girl peers around the corner of a building watching U.S. soldiers and an Afghan military police officer deliver supplies during a humanitarian aid event for the Qualla Bland Girls School near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, April 16, 2014.

An Afghan girl peers around the corner of a building watching U.S. soldiers and an Afghan military police officer deliver supplies during a humanitarian aid event for the Qualla Bland Girls School near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, April 16, 2014.

An Afghan girl peers around the corner of a building watching U.S. soldiers and an Afghan military police officer deliver supplies during a humanitarian aid event for the Qualla Bland Girls School near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, April 16, 2014.

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