An Afghan boy pauses after receiving a bag of grain from the Afghan Border Police during Operation Southern Strike III in the village of Spin Kariz, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2012. The operation focused on dislocating the enemy from the local populations and connecting the district leadership with outlying villages. During each village visit, ABP forces handed out humanitarian aid such as cooking oil, grain and radios. Southern Strike III takes swing at enemy forces, supplies 120906-A-DL064-653

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