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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan P. Karabin II, right, talks with British soldiers about clearing roads near Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Karabin, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is working with many different Task Force Helmand units to remove Taliban forces from the province.

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan P. Karabin II, right, talks with British soldiers about clearing roads near Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Karabin, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is working with many different Task Force Helmand units to remove Taliban forces from the province.

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