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A U.S. Coalition Forces member, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, pulls security on a door as an Afghan National Army special forces member preps to breach a compound during an operation in the Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2013. On that mission, the ANASF searched compounds believed to contain Taliban members and equipment used to set up improvised explosive devices (IED's). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)