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Children at an orphanage pack into a school room in Khowst City, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2011, as they prepare to receive donated blankets, shirts, scarves and school supplies from Provincial Reconstruction Team Khowst, which includes U.S. troops. U.S. civilian agencies donated the items.

KHOWST CARE

Children at an orphanage pack into a school room in Khowst City, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2011, as they prepare to receive donated blankets, shirts, scarves and school supplies from Provincial Reconstruction Team Khowst, which includes U.S. troops. U.S. civilian agencies donated the items.

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