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U.S. Army Capt. Ashley Towns distributes pens to eager children in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7, 2012. Residents prize the pens because the local university requires students to bring their own supplies. The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade also distributed hundreds of pounds of rice donated by Feed My Starving Children, a U.S. non-profit organization.

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U.S. Army Capt. Ashley Towns distributes pens to eager children in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7, 2012. Residents prize the pens because the local university requires students to bring their own supplies. The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade also distributed hundreds of pounds of rice donated by Feed My Starving Children, a U.S. non-profit organization.

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