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U.S. Army soldiers search and secure houses in a village while children watch in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2009. The soldiers, assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, are in the region supporting the Afghan national army''s mission to provide security to the neighborhood.

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U.S. Army soldiers search and secure houses in a village while children watch in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2009. The soldiers, assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, are in the region supporting the Afghan national army''s mission to provide security to the neighborhood.

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