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U.S. Special Forces soldiers watch as Afghan army special forces and commandos prepare to clear a series of compounds during an operation in the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province, May 27, 2014.

U.S. Special Forces soldiers watch as Afghan army special forces and commandos prepare to clear a series of compounds during an operation in the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province, May 27, 2014.

U.S. Special Forces soldiers watch as Afghan army special forces and commandos prepare to clear a series of compounds during an operation in the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province, May 27, 2014.

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