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As seen through a night-vision device, an Afghan soldier provides security as U.S. soldiers search multiple caves for weapons during Operation Wawraa Tufaan in Zanbar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2010. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

OPERATION WAWRAA TUFAAN

As seen through a night-vision device, an Afghan soldier provides security as U.S. soldiers search multiple caves for weapons during Operation Wawraa Tufaan in Zanbar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2010. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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