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U.S. and coalition troops meet with Afghan education officials and village elders in the library and science lab of the Jan Qadam Elementary School during the school's opening day in Bagram, Afghanistan, March 24, 2008. The library was dedicated to Gen. Baba Jan, who donated the land for the school.

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U.S. and coalition troops meet with Afghan education officials and village elders in the library and science lab of the Jan Qadam Elementary School during the school's opening day in Bagram, Afghanistan, March 24, 2008. The library was dedicated to Gen. Baba Jan, who donated the land for the school.

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