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U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Shirly Polk chats with Maria, 4, during a donation mission at the Mother Teresa Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2012. Polk is a member of the International Security Assistance Force headquarters volunteer community relations program, which distributes donations, supplies and clothes to area organizations for residents.

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U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Shirly Polk chats with Maria, 4, during a donation mission at the Mother Teresa Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2012. Polk is a member of the International Security Assistance Force headquarters volunteer community relations program, which distributes donations, supplies and clothes to area organizations for residents.

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