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Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, Husn Banu Ghazanfar of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Anderson, Combined Joint Task Force 82 deputy commanding general for support, cut a cake at the International Women's Day celebration at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 3, 2008. Hundreds turned out to the festivities to celebrate the world's women and acknowledge women's contributions to peace and security. Photo by Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, USAF

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, Husn Banu Ghazanfar of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Anderson, Combined Joint Task Force 82 deputy commanding general for support, cut a cake at the International Women's Day celebration at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 3, 2008. Hundreds turned out to the festivities to celebrate the world's women and acknowledge women's contributions to peace and security. Photo by Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, USAF

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, Husn Banu Ghazanfar of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Anderson, Combined Joint Task Force 82 deputy commanding general for support, cut a cake at the International Women's Day celebration at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 3, 2008. Hundreds turned out to the festivities to celebrate the world's women and acknowledge women's contributions to peace and security. Photo by Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, USAF

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