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Dr. Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, right, governor of Afghanistan's Farah province, talks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, left, and others during a key leaders meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. McCray commands Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

Dr. Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, right, governor of Afghanistan's Farah province, talks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, left, and others during a key leaders meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. McCray commands Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

Dr. Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, right, governor of Afghanistan's Farah province, talks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, left, and others during a key leaders meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. McCray commands Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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