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                US Troops in Afghanistan Celebrate Thanksgiving

   by VOA News

   U.S. troops in Aghanistan are observing Thanksgiving with all the
   makings of home.
   Soldiers in Kabul, the Afghan capital, received a special Thanksgiving
   Day dinner of roast turkey, featuring traditional side dishes.
   They also had to time to start their own Thanksgiving day tradition on
   a makeshift rugby  field.
   U.S. Army Captain Robert Mikyska said, "This is the first Thanksgiving
   game that we've done, so we're really excited about it.  We've got a
   lot of participation from folks who normally don't play so, yeah, it's
   a great time."
   '
   U.S. combat troops are set to withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of
   2014

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.
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