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Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team members survey a textile factory in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23, 2012. The team includes U.S. service members and civilians helping to rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure.

TEXTILE FACTORY

Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team members survey a textile factory in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23, 2012. The team includes U.S. service members and civilians helping to rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure.

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