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U.S. Army paratroopers, Afghan army soldiers and Afghan National Police officers secure the valley floor as their counterparts move to their objective in the Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army paratroopers, Afghan army soldiers and Afghan National Police officers secure the valley floor as their counterparts move to their objective in the Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army paratroopers, Afghan army soldiers and Afghan National Police officers secure the valley floor as their counterparts move to their objective in the Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

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