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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Riley, right, and an interpreter, center, meet a villager during a patrol to the Arghandab River, Afghanistan, July 19, 2011. Riley, a civil affairs officer, and the interpreter, are both assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The team is conducting civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Afghan government.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Riley, right, and an interpreter, center, meet a villager during a patrol to the Arghandab River, Afghanistan, July 19, 2011. Riley, a civil affairs officer, and the interpreter, are both assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The team is conducting civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Afghan government.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Riley, right, and an interpreter, center, meet a villager during a patrol to the Arghandab River, Afghanistan, July 19, 2011. Riley, a civil affairs officer, and the interpreter, are both assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The team is conducting civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Afghan government.

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