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U.S. soldiers post security outside a clinic in the Alisheng district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 12, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which partnered with Afghan police to teach proper patrol procedures and talk with village residents. The soldiers are members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard.

U.S. soldiers post security outside a clinic in the Alisheng district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 12, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which partnered with Afghan police to teach proper patrol procedures and talk with village residents. The soldiers are members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard.

U.S. soldiers post security outside a clinic in the Alisheng district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 12, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which partnered with Afghan police to teach proper patrol procedures and talk with village residents. The soldiers are members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard.

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