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An Afghan army soldier ducks after firing a 60 mm mortar at insurgent positions in a village near Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Afghan army soldiers prepare to fire a 60 mm mortar on insurgent positions in a village near Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Buddy Hartlaub, of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, aims a sniper rifle on insurgent positions at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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A U.S. Army soldier of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, clears undergrowth to lay protective razor wire outside the walls of Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, lay razor wire outside the walls of Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Afghan army soldiers share grapes beside a small canal after arriving to reinforce U.S. troops at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, relax after a morning exercise session at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Babcock, from New Orleans, La., photographs an Afghan villager for intelligence purposes after he was stopped cycling near COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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An Afghan villager describes how insurgents disguise themselves as he speaks with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Babcock, from New Orleans, La., at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Afghan army soldiers leave grapes and a weapon aside as they cool off from the fierce heat with a swim in a canal near the joint Afghan-U.S. base COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Members of the Australian Federation Guard carry the coffin of Australian WWI soldier, Private Alan James Mather, during a re-burial ceremony at Prowse Point Cemetery in Ploegsteert, Belgium, on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Mr. Mather, originally from Invernell, NSW, Australia was one of 216,000 men from Australia, New Zealand and the UK who fought in the Battle of Messines from June 7-14, 1917. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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A member of the Australian Federation Guard holds the effects of Australian WWI soldier, Private Alan James Mather, during a re-burial ceremony at Prowse Point Cemetery in Ploegsteert, Belgium on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Mr. Mather, originally from Invernell, NSW, Australia, was one of 216,000 men from Australia, New Zealand and the UK who fought in the Battle of Messines from June 7-14, 1917. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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John Mather, center, receives the traditional Australian Slouch Hat during a re-burial ceremony for his uncle, Australian WWI soldier, Private Alan James Mather, at Prowse Point Cemetery in Ploegsteert, Belgium on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Mr. Mather, originally from Invernell, NSW, Australia was one of 216,000 men from Australia, New Zealand and the UK who fought in the Battle of Messines from June 7-14, 1917. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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A man holds the funeral program of Australian World War One soldier, Private Alan James Mather during a re-burial ceremony at Prowse Point Cemetery in Ploegsteert, Belgium on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Mr. Mather, originally from Invernell, NSW, Australia was one of 216,000 men from Australia, New Zealand and the UK who fought in the Battle of Messines from June 7-14, 1917. The body of Mr. Mather was discovered by a British archeological team in 2008 and further DNA tests by a Belgian laboratory revealed his full identity. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Members of the Australian Federation Guard stand at attention during the re-burial ceremony of Australian WWI soldier, Private Alan James Mather, at Prowse Point Cemetery in Ploegsteert, Belgium, on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Mr. Mather, originally from Invernell, NSW, Australia was one of 216,000 men from Australia, New Zealand and the UK who fought in the Battle of Messines from June 7-14, 1917. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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A man dressed in a World War One uniform stands guard outside the Prowse Point Cemetery during a re-burial ceremony for Australian World War One soldier, Private Alan James Mather in Ploegsteert, in Belgium on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Mr. Mather, originally from Invernell, NSW, Australia was one of 216,000 men from Australia, New Zealand and the UK who fought in the Battle of Messines from June 7-14, 1917. The body of Mr. Mather was discovered by a British archeological team in 2008, and further DNA tests by a Belgian laboratory revealed his full identity. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Iraq's Minister of Justice Dara Noureddin, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jerry Cannon, right, sign documents handing the U.S. Theater Internment Facility at Camp Cropper to Iraqi control at a ceremony, Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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** FILE ** Protesters gather around burning debris in the streets of Lhasa, Tibet, on Friday, March 14, 2008. Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, with shops and vehicles torched and gunshots echoing through the streets of the ancient capital. (AP Photo)
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Judge Hisashi Owada (center), president of the International Court of Justice, announces on Thursday in The Hague the court's opinion that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was not illegal. Judge Peter Tomka (left), vice president of the court, and Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh join Judge Owada in the Great Hall of Justice at the World Court. (AP Photo/Evert-Jan Daniels)