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U.S. Army Cpl. James Daoust, left, and Staff Sgt. McCarther use an interpreter to talk with an Afghan man during an air assault mission, Operation Champion Sword, to search Khost province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009.

KHOST CONVERSATION

U.S. Army Cpl. James Daoust, left, and Staff Sgt. McCarther use an interpreter to talk with an Afghan man during an air assault mission, Operation Champion Sword, to search Khost province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009.

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