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An Afghan national army soldier marches with Latvian army Maj. Juris Abolins, leading Latvian officer in the Observer, Mentor, Liaison Team, and members of the U.S. Army and Afghan national police, after returning from Observation Post Bari Alai near the town of Nishagam in Konar province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2009.

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An Afghan national army soldier marches with Latvian army Maj. Juris Abolins, leading Latvian officer in the Observer, Mentor, Liaison Team, and members of the U.S. Army and Afghan national police, after returning from Observation Post Bari Alai near the town of Nishagam in Konar province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2009.

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