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Afghan girls enjoy new winter jackets they received from U.S. soldiers and Afghan police in the Khoni Kwar area of Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 14, 2012. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company A, 3rd Special Troops Battalion.

WINTER WARMTH

Afghan girls enjoy new winter jackets they received from U.S. soldiers and Afghan police in the Khoni Kwar area of Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 14, 2012. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company A, 3rd Special Troops Battalion.

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