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Observation Post Cougar overlooks villages and Combat Outpost Delorean in the Bala Murghab valley in Afghanistan's Badghis province, Jan. 18, 2011. U.S. Army scouts and Afghan soldiers continue to hold the high ground in southern Bala Murghab.

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Observation Post Cougar overlooks villages and Combat Outpost Delorean in the Bala Murghab valley in Afghanistan's Badghis province, Jan. 18, 2011. U.S. Army scouts and Afghan soldiers continue to hold the high ground in southern Bala Murghab.

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