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A boy herds sheep past U.S. soldiers and Afghan policemen as they complete a weapons search in Tatanak in Afghanistan's Paktya province, June 14, 2012. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to 3rd Battalion, Company D, 509th Infantry Regiment,

A boy herds sheep past U.S. soldiers and Afghan policemen as they complete a weapons search in Tatanak in Afghanistan's Paktya province, June 14, 2012. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to 3rd Battalion, Company D, 509th Infantry Regiment,

A boy herds sheep past U.S. soldiers and Afghan policemen as they complete a weapons search in Tatanak in Afghanistan's Paktya province, June 14, 2012. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to 3rd Battalion, Company D, 509th Infantry Regiment,

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