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U.S. Army soldiers visit an Afghan police checkpoint to build further cooperation in Pul-E Khumri, Afghanistan, March 18, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army soldiers visit an Afghan police checkpoint to build further cooperation in Pul-E Khumri, Afghanistan, March 18, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

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