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A U.S. Special Forces soldier scans an open field for activity after receiving enemy fire during an operation in the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province, May 27, 2014. The soldier, assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, and Afghan National army special forces and commandos conducted the operation to disrupt an insurgent freedom of maneuver in the area.

A U.S. Special Forces soldier scans an open field for activity after receiving enemy fire during an operation in the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province, May 27, 2014. The soldier, assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, and Afghan National army special forces and commandos conducted the operation to disrupt an insurgent freedom of maneuver in the area.

A U.S. Special Forces soldier scans an open field for activity after receiving enemy fire during an operation in the Nejrab district of Afghanistan's Kapisa province, May 27, 2014. The soldier, assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, and Afghan National army special forces and commandos conducted the operation to disrupt an insurgent freedom of maneuver in the area.

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