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Lt Chesterman, a Platoon Commander in C Company, was commanding a patrol convoy in the Nad-e Ali district when the lead vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

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The sole Pushtun commander in the watch, a village leader from Jalrez, offered to patrol the district's violent areas.

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