Life and war in Afghanistan: December 2012
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NASA’s Opportunity rover captured spectacular views of Mars
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Photos of everyday life in Afghanistan as coalition forces attempt to transfer responsibilities to Afghan troops.
Dec. 17, 2012 Afghan people attend funeral prayers for young girls who were killed in a bomb blast, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. At least 10 teenage girls were killed and a teenage boy was injured when a bomb detonated as they were gathering firewood in eastern Afghanistan, police said. SAHEL HASHMI/EPA
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NASA tried one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, but declared it dead on Feb. 13, 2019, 15 years after arriving at the Red Planet. The solar-powered rover has been silent for eight months, victim of one of the most intense dust storms in decades.