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U.S. Army soldiers search the location of a improvised explosive devise cache found in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 178th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, and 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 3rd Brigade.

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U.S. Army soldiers search the location of a improvised explosive devise cache found in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 178th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, and 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 3rd Brigade.

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