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Afghanistan boardwalk is a world away from war

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It was a broiling fall evening in thissouthern Afghan battlezone, and U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Reed wantedto celebrate his birthday in style — at T.G.I. Friday’s on theboardwalk.