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U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Smith pays an Afghan boy for assisting in the collection of unexploded ordnance outside Stronghold Dog, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2011. The program, Cash for Work, is a partnership with local communities, providing income for day laborers and the collection of unexploded ordnance. Smith is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Smith pays an Afghan boy for assisting in the collection of unexploded ordnance outside Stronghold Dog, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2011. The program, Cash for Work, is a partnership with local communities, providing income for day laborers and the collection of unexploded ordnance. Smith is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Smith pays an Afghan boy for assisting in the collection of unexploded ordnance outside Stronghold Dog, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2011. The program, Cash for Work, is a partnership with local communities, providing income for day laborers and the collection of unexploded ordnance. Smith is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.

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