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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone Sadler speaks with Afghans digging a hole in a mountain that looks like a fighting position in Afghanya, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Sadler is a civil affairs team chief from the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. Infantry soldiers from the team alerted Sadler of the suspicious activity. The Afghans said they were building a house in that site.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone Sadler speaks with Afghans digging a hole in a mountain that looks like a fighting position in Afghanya, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Sadler is a civil affairs team chief from the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. Infantry soldiers from the team alerted Sadler of the suspicious activity. The Afghans said they were building a house in that site.

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