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A coalition forces member, right, and an Afghan local police officer teach each other their respective alphabets during a record-keeping process in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 31, 2012.

ALPHABET SOUP

A coalition forces member, right, and an Afghan local police officer teach each other their respective alphabets during a record-keeping process in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 31, 2012.

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