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Afghan National Army Maj. Abdul Gafar, left, shakes hands with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, right, while a member of the Afghan police looks on during Operation Shamshir in the Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Volesky is deputy commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Afghan National Army Maj. Abdul Gafar, left, shakes hands with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, right, while a member of the Afghan police looks on during Operation Shamshir in the Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Volesky is deputy commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Afghan National Army Maj. Abdul Gafar, left, shakes hands with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, right, while a member of the Afghan police looks on during Operation Shamshir in the Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. Volesky is deputy commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division.

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