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![National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division provide security late August in Kabul, Afghanistan. Deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield, about 400 Soldiers from 34th ID were temporarily National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division provide security late August in Kabul, Afghanistan. Deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield, about 400 Soldiers from 34th ID were temporarily](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HGK7MG/national-guard-soldiers-assigned-to-the-minnesota-based-34th-infantry-division-provide-security-late-august-in-kabul-afghanistan-deployed-in-support-of-operation-spartan-shield-about-400-soldiers-from-34th-id-were-temporarily-relocated-to-kabul-afghanistan-and-have-since-arrived-safely-in-kuwait-where-they-are-assigned-2HGK7MG.jpg)
National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division provide security late August in Kabul, Afghanistan. Deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield, about 400 Soldiers from 34th ID were temporarily
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