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Villagers line a new road waiting for the local governor to arrive to officially open a paved road in the Deywagal Valley of Afghanistan’s Konar province, Feb. 6, 2009. The Konar Provincial Reconstruction Team and the 1st Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team spent two years building the seven-mile road, offering Afghans better access to hospitals, schools and markets.

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Villagers line a new road waiting for the local governor to arrive to officially open a paved road in the Deywagal Valley of Afghanistan’s Konar province, Feb. 6, 2009. The Konar Provincial Reconstruction Team and the 1st Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team spent two years building the seven-mile road, offering Afghans better access to hospitals, schools and markets.

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