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Afghan contractors spread mortar at a development site in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 30, 2009. The development is being monitored by the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team based on Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields.

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Afghan contractors spread mortar at a development site in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 30, 2009. The development is being monitored by the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team based on Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields.

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