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U.S. soldiers, Pakistani military and Afghan border police discuss continued communication and security along the Nawa Pass, separating Afghanistan’s Kunar province and Pakistan’s federally administered tribal areas, during a border meeting at the high mountain pass, July 5, 2009.

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U.S. soldiers, Pakistani military and Afghan border police discuss continued communication and security along the Nawa Pass, separating Afghanistan’s Kunar province and Pakistan’s federally administered tribal areas, during a border meeting at the high mountain pass, July 5, 2009.

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