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A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment looks through his scope while conducting a patrol at the Kalinoum village, west of Garmser, Helmand Province on June 23, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

US Marines from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment patrol in Kalinoum village, west of Garmser, Helmand Province on June 23, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

US Marines from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment take positions while conduct a patrol in Kalinoum village, west of Garmser, Helmand Province on June 23, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment looks through his scope while conducting a patrol at the Kalinoum village, west of Garmser, Helmand Province on June 23, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment jumps over a ditch while conducting a patrol with Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kalinoum village, west of Garmser, Helmand Province on June 23, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

A US Marine from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment balances as he wades through a ditch during a patrol in Garmser district in southern Helmand Province on June 22, 2012. The US-led war in Afghanistan has cost the lives of around 3,000 US and allied troops, seen thousands of Afghans killed and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)

US Marines from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment patrol in Kalinoum village, west of Garmser, Helmand Province on June 23, 2012. The US-led war in Afghanistan has cost the lives of around 3,000 U.S. and allied troops, seen thousands of Afghans killed and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. (AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY)