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U.S. Army soldiers, interpreters and a U.S. Agriculture Deptartment representative sit down for tea to discuss irrigation and village needs in the Sar Hawza district in Afghanistan's Paktika province, Feb. 9, 2011. The soldiers, members of the Oregon National Guard, are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1249th Engineer Battalion.

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U.S. Army soldiers, interpreters and a U.S. Agriculture Deptartment representative sit down for tea to discuss irrigation and village needs in the Sar Hawza district in Afghanistan's Paktika province, Feb. 9, 2011. The soldiers, members of the Oregon National Guard, are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1249th Engineer Battalion.

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