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A U.S. soldier, left, and Afghan border policeman exchange greetings after learning they were assigned to the same area to provide security for the first district leaders' shura in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013.

EXCHANGING GREETINGS

A U.S. soldier, left, and Afghan border policeman exchange greetings after learning they were assigned to the same area to provide security for the first district leaders' shura in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013.

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