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An Afghan border policeman stands watch near the entrance to a new checkpoint overlooking a mountain pass near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, April 1, 2013.

An Afghan border policeman stands watch near the entrance to a new checkpoint overlooking a mountain pass near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, April 1, 2013.

An Afghan border policeman stands watch near the entrance to a new checkpoint overlooking a mountain pass near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, April 1, 2013.

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