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U.S. soldiers speak with a village elder in a Kuchi village in Hutal, Afghanistan, March 17, 2010. Kuchis are Afghan Pashtun nomads which make up about 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. soldiers speak with a village elder in a Kuchi village in Hutal, Afghanistan, March 17, 2010. Kuchis are Afghan Pashtun nomads which make up about 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment.

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