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The 30-Year War in Afghanistan
Jun 29, 2010 | 08:58 GMT
![US Army soldiers in the 1/501st of the 25th Infantry Division shield their eyes from the powerful rotor wash of a Chinook cargo helicopter as they are picked up from a mission October 15, 2009 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/GettyImages-91904331.jpg?itok=vlnDklZa)
US Army soldiers in the 1/501st of the 25th Infantry Division shield their eyes from the powerful rotor wash of a Chinook cargo helicopter as they are picked up from a mission October 15, 2009 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. These troops were looking for suspected Taliban weapons stores and hideouts in the Afghan countryside near the Pakistani bordner.
(Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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