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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Mohammed Akram Khpalwak, left, Farah provincial governor, speaks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, center, and Ray Sudweeks, right, U.S. State Department representative with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting at the governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, April 1, 2013. McCray is commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

Mohammed Akram Khpalwak, left, Farah provincial governor, speaks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, center, and Ray Sudweeks, right, U.S. State Department representative with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting at the governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, April 1, 2013. McCray is commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

Mohammed Akram Khpalwak, left, Farah provincial governor, speaks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, center, and Ray Sudweeks, right, U.S. State Department representative with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting at the governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, April 1, 2013. McCray is commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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