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U.S. and Afghan soldiers walk with Afghan civilians to a helicopter pick-up landing site in the village of Kopak in the Mohammud-Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 22, 2010. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, visited Kopak to meet with Afghan soldiers and village elders.

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U.S. and Afghan soldiers walk with Afghan civilians to a helicopter pick-up landing site in the village of Kopak in the Mohammud-Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 22, 2010. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, visited Kopak to meet with Afghan soldiers and village elders.

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