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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Parks talks with residents of Popal colony in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2010. Parks is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Charlie Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers conducted a foot patrol through the town to access the progress of the canal clean-up in the area.

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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Parks talks with residents of Popal colony in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2010. Parks is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Charlie Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers conducted a foot patrol through the town to access the progress of the canal clean-up in the area.

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