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Laura Tedesco, an archeologist and cultural heritage program manager for the U.S. State Department in Afghanistan, and members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul discuss the historical significance of a brick tower off Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Zabul province, April 23, 2011. Tedesco visited the site to evaluate the monument's condition and help develop a plan to protect it for future generations.

Laura Tedesco, an archeologist and cultural heritage program manager for the U.S. State Department in Afghanistan, and members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul discuss the historical significance of a brick tower off Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Zabul province, April 23, 2011. Tedesco visited the site to evaluate the monument's condition and help develop a plan to protect it for future generations.

Laura Tedesco, an archeologist and cultural heritage program manager for the U.S. State Department in Afghanistan, and members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul discuss the historical significance of a brick tower off Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Zabul province, April 23, 2011. Tedesco visited the site to evaluate the monument's condition and help develop a plan to protect it for future generations.

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