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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, right, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, wraps up an election meeting with Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 2, 2014.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, right, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, wraps up an election meeting with Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 2, 2014.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, right, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, wraps up an election meeting with Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 2, 2014.

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