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U.S. Army Capt. Lisa Kirby, and Afghan Army soldiers prepare to hand out school supplies to Kaka Kot School students in the Nahr-e-Shahi district, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2010.

U.S. Army Capt. Lisa Kirby, and Afghan Army soldiers prepare to hand out school supplies to Kaka Kot School students in the Nahr-e-Shahi district, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2010.

U.S. Army Capt. Lisa Kirby, and Afghan Army soldiers prepare to hand out school supplies to Kaka Kot School students in the Nahr-e-Shahi district, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2010.

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