
DEH AFGHAN, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 29: U.S. Army Lt. Edwards prepares to fire an 81mm mortar towards the mountains as a show of force near an American outpost at Deh Afghan June 29, 2006 in the Zabul Province of southern Afghanistan. American forces are the main element of some 10,000 coalition troops finishing the second week of Operation Mountain Thrust aimed at rooting out Taliban fighters across southern Afghanistan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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