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U.S. Army soldiers cordon off the town square of a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel in Afghanistan's Paktika province, March 10, 2012. The soldiers helped Afghan forces conduct traffic check points near the village.

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U.S. Army soldiers cordon off the town square of a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel in Afghanistan's Paktika province, March 10, 2012. The soldiers helped Afghan forces conduct traffic check points near the village.

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