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U.S. Army and Afghan soldiers, along with members of the Afghan National Police, investigate an improvised explosive device explosion that injured two local Afghans in Matun district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade.

INVESTIGATING EXPLOSION

U.S. Army and Afghan soldiers, along with members of the Afghan National Police, investigate an improvised explosive device explosion that injured two local Afghans in Matun district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade.

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