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Dec 11th, 2011
(Reuters) - A caretaker looks towards a mosque while standing on the roof of a newly built school funded by the Stabilisation Program North Afghanistan in the northern city of Kunduz December 11, 2011. The program is funded by the German foreign ministry with distribution help by the KfW Development Bank and implemented on the ground by the Aga Khan Foundation. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION RELIGION EDUCATION SOCIETY) -
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