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U.S. and Afghan soldiers walk from Combat Outpost Munoz towards the district center to attend a meeting with local leaders to address regional concerns in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

MEETING MISSION

U.S. and Afghan soldiers walk from Combat Outpost Munoz towards the district center to attend a meeting with local leaders to address regional concerns in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

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