Thursday, November 12, 2009

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U.S. Troops Question Military No-Beard Rules in Afghanistan

The American clean-shaven look is a drawback in a land where facial hair is seen as a sign of manhood

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Afghan villagers talk with US Army and Afghan National Army soldiers as they arrive in their village while on patrol through the Spira mountains in search of insurgents in the Khost province.

Afghan villagers talk with US Army and Afghan National Army soldiers as they arrive in their village while on patrol through the Spira mountains in search of insurgents in the Khost province. (David Furst/AFP/Getty Images)

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