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U.S. soldiers and Albanian special operations forces conduct a pre-mission briefing before moving out to conduct a checkpoint assessment near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, April 1, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, Security Force Assistance Team 7, Texas Army National Guard.

U.S. soldiers and Albanian special operations forces conduct a pre-mission briefing before moving out to conduct a checkpoint assessment near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, April 1, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, Security Force Assistance Team 7, Texas Army National Guard.

U.S. soldiers and Albanian special operations forces conduct a pre-mission briefing before moving out to conduct a checkpoint assessment near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, April 1, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, Security Force Assistance Team 7, Texas Army National Guard.

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