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  Afghan National policemen embrace each other after a morning drill at their base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct 18, 2012. Afghanistan's police are routinely targeted by insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest regions in the country. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Afghan National policemen embrace each other after a morning drill at their base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct 18, 2012. Afghanistan's police are routinely targeted by insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest regions in the country. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)