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November 22, 2012

US Troops in Afghanistan Celebrate Thanksgiving

by VOA News

U.S. troops in Aghanistan are observing Thanksgiving with all the makings of home.

Soldiers in Kabul, the Afghan capital, received a special Thanksgiving Day dinner of roast turkey, featuring traditional side dishes.

They also had to time to start their own Thanksgiving day tradition on a makeshift rugby  field.

U.S. Army Captain Robert Mikyska said, "This is the first Thanksgiving game that we've done, so we're really excited about it.  We've got a lot of participation from folks who normally don't play so, yeah, it's a great time."

U.S. combat troops are set to withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of 2014


Some information for this report was provided by AP.