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A U.S. soldier provides security along a wall on Combat Out Post Baraki-Barak in Afghanistan's Logar province, Jan. 5, 2013. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Calvary Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

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A U.S. soldier provides security along a wall on Combat Out Post Baraki-Barak in Afghanistan's Logar province, Jan. 5, 2013. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Calvary Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

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