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John Salata, center, and U.S. Army Capt. Michael Anderson, right, discuss a recent insurgent attack on a school in the Shah Joy disctrict in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Nov. 22, 2011. Salata is a field program officer with the U.S. Agency of International Development, and Anderson is a civil affairs member assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The team's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Afghan government.

John Salata, center, and U.S. Army Capt. Michael Anderson, right, discuss a recent insurgent attack on a school in the Shah Joy disctrict in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Nov. 22, 2011. Salata is a field program officer with the U.S. Agency of International Development, and Anderson is a civil affairs member assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The team's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Afghan government.

John Salata, center, and U.S. Army Capt. Michael Anderson, right, discuss a recent insurgent attack on a school in the Shah Joy disctrict in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Nov. 22, 2011. Salata is a field program officer with the U.S. Agency of International Development, and Anderson is a civil affairs member assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The team's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Afghan government.

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