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U.S. soldiers conduct a patrol in support of Afghan elections after encountering small-arms fire in the Khogyani district of the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 161st Cavalry Regiment's Company C.

ELECTION PATROL

U.S. soldiers conduct a patrol in support of Afghan elections after encountering small-arms fire in the Khogyani district of the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 161st Cavalry Regiment's Company C.

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