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U.S. soldiers and airmen from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul return to base after a patrol near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. The Zabul team includes U.S. members of the Army, Air Force, State Department, Agriculture Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, all working with Afghanistan's government to improve governance, stability and development throughout the province.

RETURNING TO BASE

U.S. soldiers and airmen from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul return to base after a patrol near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. The Zabul team includes U.S. members of the Army, Air Force, State Department, Agriculture Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, all working with Afghanistan's government to improve governance, stability and development throughout the province.

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