An Afghan National Army soldier kicks a soccer ball past Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Cipperly, operations officer with Combined Joint Task Force Paladin Southwest, a joint-forces explosive ordnance disposal unit, during a friendly match at Camp Leatherneck, Oct. 22. The teams were divided equally between and Afghan forces and the game lasted about an hour. Marines, sailors and airmen with Paladin train and mentor the Afghan soldiers on a daily basis, which includes counter improvised explosive device measures and physical training. Soccer unites coalition forces, Afghan soldiers DVIDS334093

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