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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Graham Auten, center, discusses a road project with contractors in the Tag Ab district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2009. Auten is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Graham Auten, center, discusses a road project with contractors in the Tag Ab district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2009. Auten is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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