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A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier scans the horizon for enemy activity during a clearing operation with Afghan commandos in the Shah Wali Kot district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 8, 2011. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force South.

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A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier scans the horizon for enemy activity during a clearing operation with Afghan commandos in the Shah Wali Kot district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 8, 2011. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force South.

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