An Afghan Border Police troop hauls his backpack to an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 transport helicopter waiting to take him to Jalalabad as part of an AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan combat resupply mission to Barge Matal in the Kunar Valley, April 14, 2011. In an effort to contribute fresh troops and provisions to the village located near the Afghan/Pakistan border, the mission swapped out 40 members of the ABP and delivered more than 9,000 kilograms of weapons, ammunition, food and medical supplies. Afghan Air Force, NATC-A complete combat resupply to Kunar Valley 110414-N-SZ543-545

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