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An Albanian special operations forces soldier provides security as Afghan border police break ground on a checkpoint near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 25, 2013. The checkpoint was being built to block an insurgent infiltration route.

An Albanian special operations forces soldier provides security as Afghan border police break ground on a checkpoint near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 25, 2013. The checkpoint was being built to block an insurgent infiltration route.

An Albanian special operations forces soldier provides security as Afghan border police break ground on a checkpoint near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 25, 2013. The checkpoint was being built to block an insurgent infiltration route.

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