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An Afghan contractor speaks with U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Anthony Raffaele during a visit to the construction site for the Omar Shahid High School in the Kohistan district, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2009. Raffaele is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team's task is to evaluate the progress of construction sites across Afghanistan's Kapisa province and help improve the living conditions of the Afghan people.

An Afghan contractor speaks with U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Anthony Raffaele during a visit to the construction site for the Omar Shahid High School in the Kohistan district, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2009. Raffaele is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team's task is to evaluate the progress of construction sites across Afghanistan's Kapisa province and help improve the living conditions of the Afghan people.

An Afghan contractor speaks with U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Anthony Raffaele during a visit to the construction site for the Omar Shahid High School in the Kohistan district, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2009. Raffaele is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team's task is to evaluate the progress of construction sites across Afghanistan's Kapisa province and help improve the living conditions of the Afghan people.

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