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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, right, talks with farmers in the town of Memlah, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2010. Pharris and the other 12 members of the ADT have been working with the Afghan government to introduce new methods of farming to the farmers of the Khogyani district.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, right, talks with farmers in the town of Memlah, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2010. Pharris and the other 12 members of the ADT have been working with the Afghan government to introduce new methods of farming to the farmers of the Khogyani district.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, right, talks with farmers in the town of Memlah, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2010. Pharris and the other 12 members of the ADT have been working with the Afghan government to introduce new methods of farming to the farmers of the Khogyani district.

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