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U.S. Army soldiers stand at the district center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The soldiers, assigned to the 504th Battlefield Support Brigade, supported a locally run health education event for Afghan women and their children.

U.S. Army soldiers stand at the district center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The soldiers, assigned to the 504th Battlefield Support Brigade, supported a locally run health education event for Afghan women and their children.

U.S. Army soldiers stand at the district center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The soldiers, assigned to the 504th Battlefield Support Brigade, supported a locally run health education event for Afghan women and their children.

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