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U.S. and Afghan soldiers speak with elders in the village of Akbar Kheyl in Pole-Elam district in Afghanistan's Logar province, March 18, 2010. The mission is assessing conditions in the village. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company E, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment.

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U.S. and Afghan soldiers speak with elders in the village of Akbar Kheyl in Pole-Elam district in Afghanistan's Logar province, March 18, 2010. The mission is assessing conditions in the village. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company E, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment.

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