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MAIDAN SHAR, AFGHANISTAN–May 1, 2013–Members of the Afghan National Army (ANA), are led in a prayer by by Lt. Col. Kohadamani Hamidullah, before leaving on a mission May 1, 2013. The objective of the mission was to look for Taliban weapon supplies outside the town of Maidan Shar. One hundred fifty security force men took part in the operation, during which two men were injured by an IED explosion. Three more men were injured by and IED explosion on the previous day, none seriously.(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)