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As seen through a night-vision device, Afghan commandos and U.S. Special Forces soldiers prepare to exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to begin a clearing operation in Darazkol village in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 23, 2014.

As seen through a night-vision device, Afghan commandos and U.S. Special Forces soldiers prepare to exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to begin a clearing operation in Darazkol village in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 23, 2014.

As seen through a night-vision device, Afghan commandos and U.S. Special Forces soldiers prepare to exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to begin a clearing operation in Darazkol village in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 23, 2014.

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