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With their school in disrepair, Afghan students attend class outside in the Alasay district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, where members of a provincial reconstruction team erected tents to serve as temporary shelter, April 27, 2009.

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With their school in disrepair, Afghan students attend class outside in the Alasay district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, where members of a provincial reconstruction team erected tents to serve as temporary shelter, April 27, 2009.

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