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Maullah Daoud, co-owner of a tiny shop in Marjah, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, says that living under the Taliban, who were routed in a major, bloody U.S.-led invasion in 2001, was better than dealing with the insecurity that exists after 11 years of war. (Associated Press)
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A young Afghan girl shops with her mother in October in a crowded bazaar in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. (Associated Press)
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On Friday, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, in conjunction with the African American History and Culture Museum, will open a new exhibit that tells the story of civil rights in America through significant objects, such as Lincoln's top hat, Harriet Tubman's shawl, and a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation that Union soldiers distributed to blacks during the Civil War.
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Syrian children who fled their homes gather around a vehicle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria, on Dec. 10, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (Associated Press)
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Abdullah Ahmed, 10, who suffered burns in a Syrian government airstrike and fled his home with his family, stands outside their tent at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria, on Dec. 11, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (Associated Press)
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Syrian children whose families fled their homes stand Dec. 11, 2012, at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (Associated Press)
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A Syrian woman who fled her home cries Dec. 10, 2012, while asking for a pillow and a blanket at a distribution at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine for coughing, runny-nosed children. (Associated Press)
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A kitchen damaged by heavy clashes between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, is seen here on Dec. 10, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Syrians who fled their homes struggle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria, on Dec. 10, 2012. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter. (Associated Press)
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Free Syrian Army fighters warm themselves Dec. 12, 2012, in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A rebel fighter prepares to throw a homemade grenade toward Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar Assad who are hiding in a nearby building as they attempt to gain ground against rebel lines during heavy clashes in the Jedida district of Aleppo, Syria, on Nov. 4, 2012. (Associated Press)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon Dec. 10, 2012, during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A Free Syrian Army fighter poses Dec. 12, 2012, as he carries his weapon in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people. (Associated Press)
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A Palestinian girl looks at Mohammed Suleima, 17, during his funeral procession in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Thousands of Palestinians marched through the streets of this West Bank city on Thursday, chanting anti-Israel slogans and waving green Hamas flags during a funeral procession for a teenager killed by Israeli troops. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Palestinians carry the body of Mohammed Suleima, 17, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Thousands of Palestinians marched through the streets of this West Bank city on Thursday, chanting anti-Israel slogans and waving green Hamas flags during a funeral procession for a teenager killed by Israeli troops. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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An Israeli soldier shoots a tear gas canister towards Palestinians, not seen, during the funeral Mohammed Suleima, 17, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Israeli soldiers detain Palestinian youths during the funeral Mohammed Suleima, 17, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Israeli soldiers take aim during clashes with Palestinians, not seen, during the funeral of Mohammed Suleima, 17, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Thousands of Palestinians marched through the streets of this West Bank city on Thursday, chanting anti-Israel slogans and waving green Hamas flags during a funeral procession for a teenager killed by Israeli troops. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
