R&R at Kandahar Airfield

R and R at Kandahar Airfield The base tries to re-create many of the creature comforts of home for coalition forces serving in Afghanistan Photographs by Rodrigo Abd / AP
Rodrigo Abd / AP

Keepsake
A U.S. soldier buys a traditional Afghan hat at a souvenir stand on the base.

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