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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeff Cantor and members of the Provincial Resconstruction Team Parwan hand out humanitarian aid to young Afghans at the Charikar orphanage in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 11, 2010. Cantor asked the citizens of hometown, Marlboro, N.J., to help collect aid materials to assist Afghan orphans. A group of about 35 troops from Provincial Reconstruction Team Parwan helped distribute the materials.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeff Cantor and members of the Provincial Resconstruction Team Parwan hand out humanitarian aid to young Afghans at the Charikar orphanage in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 11, 2010. Cantor asked the citizens of hometown, Marlboro, N.J., to help collect aid materials to assist Afghan orphans. A group of about 35 troops from Provincial Reconstruction Team Parwan helped distribute the materials.

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