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An Afghan commando, left, watches as a U.S. sailor, center, and a U.S. Special Forces soldier carry bags of suspected illegal drugs found during a clearing operation in Dewai Kalay village in the Maiwand district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 14, 2014. The sailor is an explosive ordnance disposal technician.

CLEARING OPERATION

An Afghan commando, left, watches as a U.S. sailor, center, and a U.S. Special Forces soldier carry bags of suspected illegal drugs found during a clearing operation in Dewai Kalay village in the Maiwand district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 14, 2014. The sailor is an explosive ordnance disposal technician.

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