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U.S. Marines sweep for improvised explosive devices along a road as an Afghan boy walks his goats in Golestan, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, serve in Golestan to conduct counterinsurgency operations with a focus on mentoring Afghan National Police.

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U.S. Marines sweep for improvised explosive devices along a road as an Afghan boy walks his goats in Golestan, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, serve in Golestan to conduct counterinsurgency operations with a focus on mentoring Afghan National Police.

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