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U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan Border Policemen walk along a mountain trail during a patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan Border Policemen walk along a mountain trail during a patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan Border Policemen walk along a mountain trail during a patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

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