A US paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division chats with an Afghan boy during a clearing operation April 28, 2012 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldier studied the Pashtun language prior to his deployment to southern Ghazni.

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A US paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division chats with an Afghan boy during a clearing operation April 28, 2012 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldier studied the Pashtun language prior to his deployment to southern Ghazni.

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Size: 4200px × 2800px
Location: Ghazni province, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © US Army Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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