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U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick King writes the English translation of a letter left two days prior by enemy insurgents in the village of Khani Kalay in the western Sarobi district of Afghanistan's Paktika province, Aug. 16, 2011. King met with the Afghan police to assist Afghan people in establishing long-term stability and countering insurgents. King is the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Orgun Detachment operations officer.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick King writes the English translation of a letter left two days prior by enemy insurgents in the village of Khani Kalay in the western Sarobi district of Afghanistan's Paktika province, Aug. 16, 2011. King met with the Afghan police to assist Afghan people in establishing long-term stability and countering insurgents. King is the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Orgun Detachment operations officer.

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