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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray shakes hands with Dr. Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, governor of Farah province, Afghanistan, while Italian Army Col. Riccardo Cristoni, center, commander, Task Force South, looks on after a key leaders meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. McCray commands Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray shakes hands with Dr. Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, governor of Farah province, Afghanistan, while Italian Army Col. Riccardo Cristoni, center, commander, Task Force South, looks on after a key leaders meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. McCray commands Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray shakes hands with Dr. Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, governor of Farah province, Afghanistan, while Italian Army Col. Riccardo Cristoni, center, commander, Task Force South, looks on after a key leaders meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. McCray commands Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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