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In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, members of Afghanistan's elite Civil Order Police patrol the main street in Marjah, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, at sunset. As the U.S. and NATO close out their mission in Afghanistan preparing for the final withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2014, the worry looms large that fresh outbursts of ethnically motivated fighting would send the country into a spiral of chaos and violence. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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In this Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 photo, a member Afghanistan's elite Civil Order Police stands next to a bullet damaged windsheild of his armored vehicle after coming back from a patrol in Marjah, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan. The window is decorated with a picture of Afghanistan's famed anti-Taliban warrior Ahmed Shah Masood. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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In this Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 photo, a member of Afghanistan's elite Civil Order Police looks through a window of his armored vehicle during a patrol in Marjah, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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An Afghan boy rides his skateboard at the Naderkhan hill in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Nov, 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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Afghan children play on a damaged Soviet tank on the outskirts of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Policemen stand guard near the scene where Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid was wounded in an assassination attempt in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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Marcus Luttrell, author of "Lone Survivor," (third from right) was the only Navy SEAL to survive a botched 2005 mission in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy) ** FILE **
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Marcus Luttrell wrote “Lone Survivor,” about his harrowing experience in Afghanistan, and will be portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in an upcoming film. (Facebook)
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** FILE ** Afghan security men and media members gather at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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**FILE** Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2010. (Associated Press)
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U.S. soldiers, part of NATO forces, play ultimate football to mark the Thanksgiving at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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U.S. soldiers put their hands together before a football game to mark Thanksgiving at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
