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Ramadi, IRAQ: US soldiers from the 1-506 RCT Charlie Company 101st Airborne Division arrive to secure the scene of an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, found unexploded buried in the road in the restive city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, 26 February, 2006. Security forces kept a tight grip Sunday on as authorities banned vehicle traffic after a two-day curfew imposed in the wake of sectarian violence that threatened to trigger a civil war. AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ramadi, IRAQ: An iraqi woman closes the shutters to her home as a US soldier from the 1-506 RCT Charlie Company 101st Airborne Division arrive to secure the scene of an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, found unexploded buried in the road in the restive city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, 26 February, 2006. AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ramadi, IRAQ: An Iraqi youth crosses the road as an bomb-sapping robot attempts to disassemble an unexploded Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, found by US troops buried in the road in the restive city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, 26 February, 2006. Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ramadi, IRAQ: A US soldier from the 1-506 RCT Charlie Company 101st Airborne Division walks past a mural of Mickey Mouse painted on a concrete wall as his unit arrives to secure the scene of an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, found unexploded buried in the road in the restive city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, 26 February, 2006.AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ramadi, IRAQ: US soldiers from the 1-506 RCT Charlie Company 101st Airborne Division arrive to secure the scene of an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, found unexploded buried in the road in the restive city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, 26 February, 2006.AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 26: An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint February 26, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Akram Saleh /Getty Images).
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 26: An Iraqi woman walks in front of Iraqi soldiers guarding a Sunni mosque February 26, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Akram Saleh /Getty Images).
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 26: An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of a Sunni mosque February 26, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Akram Saleh /Getty Images).
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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi soldiers secure an area near Abdel Kader al-Gilan Sunni mosque in central Baghdad, 26 February 2006. Security forces kept a tight grip on Baghdad as authorities banned vehicle traffic after a two-day curfew imposed in the wake of sectarian violence that threatened to trigger a civil war. The traffic ban in Baghdad was ordered by the government after bombers blew up a car in the southern holy city of Karbala on Saturday, killing five and wounding 52. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi soldiers secure a street in central Baghdad, 26 February 2006. . AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi soldiers patrol a street in central Baghdad, 26 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi soldier cleans his weapon in a street of central Baghdad, 26 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi soldier secures a street in central Baghdad, 26 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi soldiers stand on the back of a truck as they patrol a street in central Baghdad, 26 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Basra, IRAQ: An Iraqi policeman guards Shiite al-Amir shrine in the southern city of Basra, 26 February 2006. A bomb exploded inside the shrine wounding two people. The attack came as the country's leaders vowed to preserve national unity as they sought to pull their nation back from the brink of civil war. A bomb attack that destroyed the golden dome of a revered Shiite shrine in the northern city of Samarra four days ago had sparked off a series of attacks against the minority Sunni community. The ensuing sectarian violence has left some 120 dead and scores wounded. AFP PHOTO/ESSAM AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Basra, IRAQ: An Iraqi policeman gestures as he guards Shiite al-Amir shrine in the southern city of Basra, 26 February 2006. . AFP PHOTO/ESSAM AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: TO GO WITH STORY "HEALTH-FLU-INDONESIA-SEARCH" A man aims his air rifle to shoot pigeons in Jakarta, 26 February 2006. Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta 26 February aired satisfaction that an intensive bird check campaign started last week as part of anti bird flu measures has gone smoother than expected. Jakarta and its surroundings, which account for the bulk of the country's 20 confirmed human bird flu fatalities so far, have since 24 February began intensive search for infected birds that may become infection sources for humans. AFP PHOTO/Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: A villager walks through flooded streets after a flash flood due to heavy rain occured in the west of Kuala Lumpur, 26 February 2006. Scores of Malaysians were evacuated and others were trapped in their homes after heavy overnight rain triggered flash floods, a disaster response official said. AFP PHOTO/TEH ENG KOON (Photo credit should read TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images)
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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 26: A Palestinian Muslim man tears down from his clothing stall fading election posters for the late Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction of the PLO in the market February 26, 2006 in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem.(Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)
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Kathmandu, NEPAL: Royal Nepalese Army soldiers in ceremonial uniforms relax following an Army Day Parade in Kathmandu, 26 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/Brian SOKOL (Photo credit should read BRIAN SOKOL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kathmandu, NEPAL: Nepalese soldiers march during Army Day in Kathmandu, 26 February 2006. FP PHOTO/DEVENDRA M SINGH . (Photo credit should read DEVENDRA M SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kathmandu, NEPAL: Nepalese female soldiers march during Army Day in Kathmandu, 26 February 2006. (Photo credit should read DEVENDRA M SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Palestinian militant linked to the Fatah movement holds up his weapon during a rally in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus February 26, 2006. (REUTERS/Abed Omar qusini)
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Palestinian militants linked to the Fatah movement hold up their weapons during a rally in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus February 26, 2006. (REUTERS/Abed Omar qusini)
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A masked Palestinian militant from Hamas holds a Koran during a rally in the West Bank town of Tulkarm February 26, 2006. Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognise Israel, saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce. (REUTERS/Abed Omar qusini)
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Two Mongolian Army Soldiers report an unexploded ordinance (UXO) after a simulated mortar attack during an exercise staged by members of the Multinational Division Central South at Camp Echo , Diwaniyah , Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason T. Bailey)
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Two Iraqis pass by an Iraqi armored police vehicle on mini scooters , in Shiite district of Sadr city, in Baghdad,Iraq, Sunday, Feb.26, 2006.Bomb blasts and gunfire killed at least seven people, including two U.S. soldiers, in Baghdad and south of the capital Sunday. A 24-hour vehicular ban remained in effect in Baghdad and its suburbs as authorities tried to halt the violence that has claimed nearly 200 lives since the Shiite Askariya shrine was destroyed Wednesday in Samarra. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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British soldiers patrol after a blast in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006. A bomb exploded Sunday in a Shiite mosque in this southern city, wounding at least two people, police said.(AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)
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A special forces machine gunner secures an area while investigators open a weapons cache of suspected rebels, which was found in Tukui-Mekteb, a village in the southern Stavropol region, about 25 miles north of the border with Chechnya, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006. A weapons cache was found Saturday in Tukui-Mekteb, the site of a recent two day clash between police and suspected rebels, ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Feb. 9-10, 2006 fighting, when special forces stormed two houses in Tukui-Mekteb where alleged militants were holed up, left 12 suspected rebels and seven policemen dead. (AP Photo/ News Team, Dmitry Nikiforov)
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A special forces officer, investigators and local residents look at ammunition and military equipment, which was found in a weapons cache of suspected rebels opened in Tukui-Mekteb, a village in the southern Stavropol region, about 25 miles north of the border with Chechnya, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006. A weapons cache was found Saturday in Tukui-Mekteb, the site of recent two day clash between police and suspected rebels, ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Feb. 9-10, 2006 fighting, when special forces stormed two houses in Tukui-Mekteb where alleged militants were holed up, left 12 suspected rebels and seven policemen dead. (AP Photo/ News Team, Dmitry Nikiforov)
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Armed Philippine marines secure the marine headquarters in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006. A marines colonel urged Filipinos to turn out en masse to protect officers implicated in a foiled coup plot after the head of the elite unit was relieved of duties Sunday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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An armored personnel carrier arrives at marine headquarters in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006. A marines colonel urged Filipinos to turn out en masse to protect officers implicated in a foiled coup plot after the head of the elite unit was relieved of duties Sunday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Philippine Marines prepare to deploy following standoff at their headquarters at Ft. Bonifacio, east of Manila, due alllegedly to the unannounced relief of its commander Maj.Gen.Renato Miranda Sunday Feb. 26, 2006. The headquarters was a scene of chaos Sunday as a marines colonel urged people to turn out en masse to protect officers implicated in a foiled coup plot after the head of the elite unit was relieved of duties. It was a clear sign that efforts to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remained alive two days after she imposed a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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Philippine Marines prepare to deploy following standoff at their headquarters at Ft. Bonifacio, east of Manila, due allegedly to the unannounced relief of its commander Maj.Gen.Renato Miranda Sunday Feb. 26, 2006. The headquarters was a scene of chaos Sunday as a marines colonel urged people to turn out en masse to protect officers implicated in a foiled coup plot after the head of the elite unit was relieved of duties. It was a clear sign that efforts to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remained alive two days after she imposed a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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A marine trooper waits at marine headquarters in Manila, Philippines, Sunday Feb. 26, 2006. A potential threat to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's leadership ended peacefully after disgruntled marine officers agreed to end a five-hour standoff that started when their commander was relieved of duties. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Military tanks roll out at marine headquarters in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday Feb. 26, 2006. A potential threat to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's leadership ended peacefully after disgruntled marine officers agreed to end a five-hour standoff that started when their commander was relieved of duties. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A Pakistani paramilitary soldier keeps guard on a street to ensure the security in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006. About 70 people, including clerics and religious schools administrators, were arrested ahead of an illegal rally against Prophet Muhammad cartoons in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)
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A soldier of Afghan National Army carries a rocket propelled grenade as he arrives at Policharki Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006. Hundreds inmates, including terrorism convicts, clashed with guards in a failed attempt to break out of a high-security prison in the capital, then took control of parts of the prison, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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A soldier of Afghan National Army aims his gun towards Policharki Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006. Hundreds inmates, including terrorism convicts, clashed with guards in a failed attempt to break out of a high-security prison in the capital, then took control of parts of the prison, officials said Sunday.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Afghan National Army soldiers get off an armored vehicle after arriving at the Policharki Prison on the eastern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on Sunday February 26, 2006. Terror convicts and hundreds of other inmates clashed with guards and took control of parts of a high-security prison in Afghanistan's capital, officials said Sunday. Police and soldiers surrounded the Policharki Prison on Sunday as government officials tried to negotiate through loudspeakers with the inmates, who included al-Qaida and Taliban militants. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zabi Tamanna)
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Soldier of Afghan National Army stand outside the Policharki Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Security forces with tanks and heavy guns surrounded Kabul's main prison Monday, as authorities sought to resume negotiations with rioting prisoners but warned they could use force. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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An Afghan woman tries to get news about her relative from Afghan National Army soldiers outside the Policharki Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Security forces with tanks and heavy guns surrounded Kabul's main prison Monday, as authorities sought to resume negotiations with rioting prisoners but warned they could use force. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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A U.S. soldier keeps watch on the top of an armored vehicle outside the Policharki Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Security forces with tanks and heavy guns surrounded Kabul's main prison Monday, as authorities sought to resume negotiations with rioting prisoners but warned they could use force. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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US soldiers man armoured vehicles as they patrol the perimieter at the high-security Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul,27 February 2006. Police and troops sealed off a block of Afghanistan's main jail for a second day after inmates, some from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, went on a rampage that officials said left at least four people dead.Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers and police surrounded the block in the Pul-e-Charkhi prison on the outskirts of the capital. There were requests for food and medicine from inside the building which accommodates around 1,300 prisoners, authorities said. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister Mark Vaile (2nd R), flanked by members of the Australian military, prepares to leave Iraq after meeting with the Iraqi leaders in Baghdad, 26 February 2006. Australian Prime Minister John Howard despatched Vaile to Baghdad after Iraq suspended imports of Australian wheat pending the outcome of an official inquiry into corruption by monopoly exporter AWB. AFP PHOTO/POOL/John FEDER (Photo credit should read JOHN FEDER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Philippine marine soldiers prepare their as they show their support for Colonel Ariel Querubin, inside a military compound in Manila 26 February 2006. Querubin, who was sacked over an alleged coup plot against Philippine president Gloria Arroyo, was holed up inside a military camp in Manila with several dozen other marines and urged the public to rally round him, and said he was taking the action in protest at the unexplained resignation earlier in the day of marines commandant, Major-General Renato Miranda. AFP PHOTO/Joel NITO (Photo credit should read JOEL NITO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Philippine marine soldiers march as they show their support for Colonel Ariel Querubin, inside a military compound in Manila 26 February 2006
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A Palestinian woman fires in the air during a rally by militants of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a radical faction loosely affiliated to Abbas's Fatah party, in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank 26 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/Jaafar ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian Proton-M space cargo rocket is being installed at a launch pad at Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan 25 February 2005. Proton will ascent Arabsat-4A by the communication satellite operator based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 01March. The satellite will provide communications services over a wide area within the Middle East region. AFP PHOTO/ STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Philippine Marines arrive to take their position at the entrance to their headquarters at Ft. Bonifacio, east of Manila, following the unannounced relief of its commander Maj.Gen.Renato Miranda Sunday Feb. 26, 2006. The headquarters was a scene of chaos Sunday as a marines colonel urged people to turn out en masse to protect officers implicated in a foiled coup plot after the head of the elite unit was relieved of duties. It was a clear sign that efforts to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remained alive two days after she imposed a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Soldiers in OH-58D Kiowa and AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment conduct a combat air patrol near Tal Afar, Iraq. 3rd ACR returns this week to Fort Carson, Colo., and is being relieved by the 1st Armored Division. Photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II.
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Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division patrol Tal Afar, Iraq.
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Iraqi army soldiers keep a watchful eye while sitting on their tank February 27, 2006 at an Iraqi army checkpoint northwest of Baghdad, Iraq
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Iraqi tank crews of the 9th Army Mechanized Division stand atop their renovated Soviet model T-72 tanks at the Besmaya range near Taji, northeast of Baghdad, 21 February 2006
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US soldiers patrol in an armoured vehicle at the high-security Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul, 27 February 2006.
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Indian Army soldiers take part in an exercise with the Army Vijra battle school at Khasa some 15 kms from Amritsar, 27 February 2006. AFP PHOTO /NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Army soldiers take part in an exercise with the Army Vijra battle school at Khasa some 15 kms from Amritsar, 27 February 2006. AFP PHOTO /NARINDER NANU