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Coalition soldiers conduct a search in the village of De Ziarat Kalay in Afghanistan's Arghandab district, Oct. 22, 2009. The purpose of the search is to disrupt the insurgent safe haven in the country's Zabul province.

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Coalition soldiers conduct a search in the village of De Ziarat Kalay in Afghanistan's Arghandab district, Oct. 22, 2009. The purpose of the search is to disrupt the insurgent safe haven in the country's Zabul province.

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