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Afghan survivors of massive avalanches in the mountains of Salang Pass head for safety as an Afghan soldier runs to provide assistance in Afghanistan's Parwan province, Feb. 9, 2010. U.S. troops provided assistance and medical care to the Afghans. Salang Pass links the Afghan city of Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

AVALANCHE SURVIVORS

Afghan survivors of massive avalanches in the mountains of Salang Pass head for safety as an Afghan soldier runs to provide assistance in Afghanistan's Parwan province, Feb. 9, 2010. U.S. troops provided assistance and medical care to the Afghans. Salang Pass links the Afghan city of Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

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