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An Afghan watches as U.S. Marines and Afghan national police conduct a patrol through a local bazaar in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan.

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An Afghan watches as U.S. Marines and Afghan national police conduct a patrol through a local bazaar in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan.

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