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Children along with burka clad Afghani widowed women wait outside a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar city in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Afghan National Police officers and Canadian Army forces keep security outside the wire during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Canadian Navy PO2 Perry Lasaga, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, carries two bags of food during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A blind man stands with his daughter as they await their turn during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Canadian Army WO Dave McEachern, of Alberta, Canada, along with an Afghan National Police officer tell women and children to back away and form a line during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Afghani children endure wind-driven sand as they wait their turn to receive food during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A young girl clutches her voucher as she awaits her turn during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A young girl and her blind father await their turn to be called during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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An Afghan National Police officer reaches out to a young girl and her blind father. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Afghan National Police liason officer Hamyoon Durani tells a group of women and children to move back and wait their turn during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Two elderly Afghani men await their turn to receive their food giveaway package at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A young girl leads her blind father away after they received their free "gift" during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A young Afghani boy stands by his burro awaiting a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Afghan National Police liason officer Hamyoon Durani speaks with a crowd of Afghanis who are waiting for a food distribution to begin during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A burka clad Afghani woman turns away after being told to wait her turn by an Afghan National Police officer during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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A burka clad woman argues with an Afghan National Police officer as tempers grow short during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Two young Afghani boys carry sacks of food during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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Two Afghani women leave laden with fifty pound bags of food during a food giveaway at a Canadian FOB (Forward Operating Base) about 25 miles west of Kandahar in Afghanistan Sunday, November 22, 2009 for a food giveaway. The food distribution was overseen by the Canadian Army PRT team (Provincial Reconstruction team) but the ANP were in charge of the distribution process. The fifty pound bags included two kilos of rice and sugar, two prayer rugs, a prayer scarf, tea and raisins. One hundred and fifty bags were distributed. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
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