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Two Royal air force CH-47 Chinook helicopters take off from Task Force Helmand headquarters in the Lashkar Gah district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 22, 2011.

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Two Royal air force CH-47 Chinook helicopters take off from Task Force Helmand headquarters in the Lashkar Gah district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 22, 2011.

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