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![Sprawling air base in western Afghanistan reflects hopes, perils of massive buildup | Stars and Stripes Sprawling air base in western Afghanistan reflects hopes, perils of massive buildup | Stars and Stripes](https://www.stripes.com/news/migrated.image.Image_25160214.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/Shindand%20Air%20Base%2C%20a%20portion%20of%20which%20is%20seen%20from)
Sprawling air base in western Afghanistan reflects hopes, perils of massive buildup | Stars and Stripes
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Sprawling air base in western Afghanistan reflects hopes, perils of massive buildup | Stars and Stripes
![A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan." Poster for Sale by StocktrekImages | Redbubble A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan." Poster for Sale by StocktrekImages | Redbubble](https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.374589168.5916/poster,504x498,f8f8f8-pad,600x600,f8f8f8.u2.jpg)
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![An Afghan Air Force MD-530F helicopter ready to take off on the ramp at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan Poster Print - Item # VARPSTGCA100197M - Posterazzi An Afghan Air Force MD-530F helicopter ready to take off on the ramp at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan Poster Print - Item # VARPSTGCA100197M - Posterazzi](http://c328301.r1.cf1.rackcdn.com/PSTGCA100197M.jpg)
An Afghan Air Force MD-530F helicopter ready to take off on the ramp at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan Poster Print - Item # VARPSTGCA100197M - Posterazzi
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