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  • "We are Afghan, and they are Afghan. They are Muslim. We are Muslim," Mr. Gul said. "We can see each other through the steel windows. Sometimes we are laughing and joking with the prisoners and they are happy with our guys."

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  • "We are Afghan and they are Afghan. They are Muslim. We are Muslim," said Ashna Gul, a military policeman from Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. "We can see each other through the steel windows. Sometimes we are laughing and joking with the prisoners and they are happy with our guys."

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