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A coalition special operations forces service member defends his position from insurgent small arms fire during a firefight in the Sar Kani district of Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 7, 2012. A force of more than 100 Afghan commandos and coalition special operations forces searched an Afghan village for weapons caches and insurgents.

A coalition special operations forces service member defends his position from insurgent small arms fire during a firefight in the Sar Kani district of Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 7, 2012. A force of more than 100 Afghan commandos and coalition special operations forces searched an Afghan village for weapons caches and insurgents.

A coalition special operations forces service member defends his position from insurgent small arms fire during a firefight in the Sar Kani district of Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 7, 2012. A force of more than 100 Afghan commandos and coalition special operations forces searched an Afghan village for weapons caches and insurgents.

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