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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kathryn Miles washes her hands before entering a local restaurant in the Shutol district of Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. Miles is an engineer assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team.

WASHING UP

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kathryn Miles washes her hands before entering a local restaurant in the Shutol district of Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. Miles is an engineer assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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