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SHUKVANI, Helmand province, Afghanistan - An explosion rocks the ground in the Ladar Bazaar after a line charge is detonated. Second Combat Engineer Battalion leveled the marketplace to clear it of Improvised Explosive Devices and make the area a safer place for local residents. Operation Black Sand blasts the insurgency to dust DVIDS441978
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