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Wearing black boots, camouflage pants and a fishnet top, American rocker Joan Jett performed for several hundred soldiers at the U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan.

About 500 coalition troops, mostly Americans, attended a concert Friday night in an airplane hangar with automatic weapons slung behind their backs.

Some soldiers stood atop stacked boxes of MREs -- or military meals ready to eat -- to catch a glimpse. A giant U.S. flag was draped behind Jett while she sang.

Jett saved her top hits, including I Love Rock and Roll, for last. After the first show ended, troops shouted for more, and Jett returned to perform an encore -- Everyday People.

Dano Goforth, Jett's tour manager, said she performed for about 2,000 U.S. troops on Sept. 25 in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. AP

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