Afghanistan

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An Afghan national army commando inspects a cell phone during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2012. Coalition special operations forces advised the more than 100 commandos as they searched an Afghan village for weapons caches and known anti-Afghanistan forces. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton Weis/Released)

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**FILE** NATO soldiers walk under country member flags at a NATO base at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

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NATO soldiers walk under country-member flags at a NATO base at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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As a level 2 facility, the mobile surgical unit in southwestern Afghanistan will resemble a small hospital under a tent. It will provide treatment for life-threatening wounds and eventually allow for stabilization. (Defense Department)

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**FILE** A U.S. donated helicopter flies around after it was donated to Afghan air force in Shindand district of Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 10, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Strange, 25, was assigned to the Navy SEAL team whose Chinook helicopter was shot down Aug. 6 by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)