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A U.S. Army soldier watches as Afghan police officers practice applying a bandage during a first-aid course at the Nurgaram District Center in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2009. The soldier is assigned to the 94th Military Police Company, which hosted the four-day training to better prepare Afghan forces for the country's second national election at the end of August.

AID TRAINING

A U.S. Army soldier watches as Afghan police officers practice applying a bandage during a first-aid course at the Nurgaram District Center in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2009. The soldier is assigned to the 94th Military Police Company, which hosted the four-day training to better prepare Afghan forces for the country's second national election at the end of August.

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