A young Afghan girl smiles as she is greeted by Dr. Charles E. Merkel, Jr., 451st Air Expeditionary Wing historian, at the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps hangar on Kandahar Airfield Dec. 31, 2009. Dr. Merkel provided a truckload of several boxes of school supplies and candy that had been donated by groups and individuals from the United States and by Airmen from the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing to more than 200 Afghan students. Dr. Merkel is deployed from the 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelique N. Smythe/Released)

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