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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight, middle, commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of 203rd Thunder Corps, a regional command, talk on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktiya province, Feb. 15, 2014, before departing to Sultan Kheyl for a meeting. The leaders met to focus on several concerns, including security and the elections.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight, middle, commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of 203rd Thunder Corps, a regional command, talk on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktiya province, Feb. 15, 2014, before departing to Sultan Kheyl for a meeting. The leaders met to focus on several concerns, including security and the elections.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight, middle, commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of 203rd Thunder Corps, a regional command, talk on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktiya province, Feb. 15, 2014, before departing to Sultan Kheyl for a meeting. The leaders met to focus on several concerns, including security and the elections.

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