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ASADABAD, AFGHANISTAN - JANUARY 31: A U.S. Marine, Corporal Gravenese from Harrison, New York, patrols in Asadabad, Afghanistan, 10 kms from the Pakistani border, January 31, 2004. Asadabad, in Kunar Province, is part of the ethnic Pathan tribal belt in eastern and southern Afghanistan. During the Soviet occupation, Kunar had many Arab Mujahideen living in the surrounding Hindu Kush mountains. Osama bin Laden is rumored to be hiding in Kunar Province. The Kunar River flows in the background. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Sec4_3048864_10-Edit_print: January, 2004 A U.S. Marine patrols in Asadabad, Kunar province, 10 kms from the Pakistan border. During the Soviet occupation, Kunar had many Arab fighters living in the surrounding Hindu Kush mountains. The Kunar River flows in the background.