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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jayson Allen, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, speaks with an Afghan boy about his day during a mentoring neighborhood patrol in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2011. The team was helping their Afghan counterparts conduct foot patrols through villages.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jayson Allen, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, speaks with an Afghan boy about his day during a mentoring neighborhood patrol in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2011. The team was helping their Afghan counterparts conduct foot patrols through villages.

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