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An Afghan soldier is medically evacuated after receiving medical aid from coalition force members in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 22, 2012.

MEDICAL EVACUATION

An Afghan soldier is medically evacuated after receiving medical aid from coalition force members in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 22, 2012.

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