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As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. Special Forces soldier searches within a compound in Wardak province, Afghanistan June 14, 2011. The soldiers, assigned to Special Operations Task Force East, partnered with Afghan National Army commandos to search a village for weapons caches and Taliban targets.

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As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. Special Forces soldier searches within a compound in Wardak province, Afghanistan June 14, 2011. The soldiers, assigned to Special Operations Task Force East, partnered with Afghan National Army commandos to search a village for weapons caches and Taliban targets.

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