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A U.S. soldier views the Afghan countryside from the tail ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after dropping off U.S., Czech, and Georgian soldiers to conduct a security patrol led by Afghan soldiers in Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2015.

A U.S. soldier views the Afghan countryside from the tail ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after dropping off U.S., Czech, and Georgian soldiers to conduct a security patrol led by Afghan soldiers in Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2015.

A U.S. soldier views the Afghan countryside from the tail ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after dropping off U.S., Czech, and Georgian soldiers to conduct a security patrol led by Afghan soldiers in Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2015.

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