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Local residents ride a ferry across the Kabul River in Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2010. U.S. Marines are constructing a bridge to improve the quality of life for Afghans of the Kama, Ghosta and Lal Pur villages.

Local residents ride a ferry across the Kabul River in Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2010. U.S. Marines are constructing a bridge to improve the quality of life for Afghans of the Kama, Ghosta and Lal Pur villages.

Local residents ride a ferry across the Kabul River in Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2010. U.S. Marines are constructing a bridge to improve the quality of life for Afghans of the Kama, Ghosta and Lal Pur villages.

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