Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave on patrol after a short water resupply stop during Operation Gospand-Sia in the Sangin Valley District, July 11, 2012. The Afghan-led operation was scheduled for 48 hours, but ANSF destroyed several IEDs and one weapons cache and cleared all of their objectives in less than 16 hours. Afghans take lead in Operation Gospand-Sia 120711-M-BZ222-006

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