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An Afghan man watches as U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers walk across open fields to a patrol base during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2014.

An Afghan man watches as U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers walk across open fields to a patrol base during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2014.

An Afghan man watches as U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers walk across open fields to a patrol base during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2014.

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