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U.S. Army soldiers walk through a field after setting fire to caches of supplies and weapons in the Paktika province of Afghanistan Nov. 10, 2006. The Soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.

BURNING CACHES

U.S. Army soldiers walk through a field after setting fire to caches of supplies and weapons in the Paktika province of Afghanistan Nov. 10, 2006. The Soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.

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