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An Afghan soldier enters an elder's home while clearing compounds with U.S. Marines during Operation Tageer Shamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 4, 2012. In recent years, Afghan and coalition forces have operated side by side, driving insurgents from populated areas in southern Helmand. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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An Afghan soldier enters an elder's home while clearing compounds with U.S. Marines during Operation Tageer Shamal in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 4, 2012. In recent years, Afghan and coalition forces have operated side by side, driving insurgents from populated areas in southern Helmand. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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