Holidays in Kandahar

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  Two Canadian soldiers walk into the Christmas Day sunset at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.
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  A beaming member of the Royal 22e Regiment waits in line to enter the mess hall for Christmas dinner at Kandahar Airfield, on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.
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  Canadian soldiers chow down on their special Christmas dinner while others wait for their grub at Kandahar Airfield, on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.
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  Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walter Natynczyk, right, honours a soldier for outstanding service in front of the memorial at Kandahar Airfield on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Natynczyk later told Canadian troops they were doing a fantastic job in Afghanistan.
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  Gary Lunn, minister of state for sport, is greeted by Gen. Walter Natynczyk at Kandahar Airfield, on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Lunn joked with Canadian soldiers, that he was standing in for Prime Minister Stephen Harper because he was a 'smaller target.'
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  Soldiers watch Vancouver-based musician Melanie Dekker sing during a pre-Christmas show at Kandahar Airfield, on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009.
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  Vancouver-based singer and guitarist Melanie Dekker puts on a pre-Christmas show for troops at Kandahar Airfield, on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009.
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  Master Warrant Officer Charlotte Hawes serves Christmas dinner at the Canadian military-civilian outreach base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.
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  A Canadian soldier walks past a seasonal display at the Canadian military-civilian outreach base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.
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  Children slide down the chassis of an abandoned Soviet vehicle at an Afghan military and government compound in the heart of Kandahar City, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Children use the scores of old tanks, armoured personnel carriers and other heavy weaponry as a playground.
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  A boy hangs from the barrel of an abandoned Soviet cannon at an Afghan army compound in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.
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  Legal officer Lt.-Cmdr. Mike McCarthy signs for 2 million Afghanis at a military base in Kandahar City, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The money is used to compensate Afghans for any damage caused during Canadian operations. It is part of a counter-insurgency program designed to show that the Canadians care about civilians.
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  Master Cpl. Ken Hutcheson counts Afghanis as Lt.-Cmdr. Mike McCarthy listens to an Afghan man seeking compensation for damage caused to his grape crops, at a military base in Kandahar city on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.
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  Warrant Officer Trevor Avey points, as traffic is stopped during a raid by Afghan police on a mosque in Kandahar City, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
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  An American soldier stands watch as Afghan police, backed by Afghan, Canadian and U.S. troops, raid a mosque in Kandahar City, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
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