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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports relief supplies from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2005. The United States is participating in a Pakistani-led relief operation to aid victims of the earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports relief supplies from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2005. The United States is participating in a Pakistani-led relief operation to aid victims of the earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.

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