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U.S. troops walk up a mountain during a visit to Afghan beekeepers in the Dara district of Panjshir, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2009. The stroops are assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team. The program, sponsored by the Panjshir Ministry of Agriculture, began in July, 2008, with the delivery of 900 hives.

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U.S. troops walk up a mountain during a visit to Afghan beekeepers in the Dara district of Panjshir, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2009. The stroops are assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team. The program, sponsored by the Panjshir Ministry of Agriculture, began in July, 2008, with the delivery of 900 hives.

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