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A coalition force member leads fellow troops off base for a presence patrol in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2012. Coalition forces were conducting a patrol to assess the Afghan local police in the village. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan national security forces presence.

PRESENCE PATROL

A coalition force member leads fellow troops off base for a presence patrol in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2012. Coalition forces were conducting a patrol to assess the Afghan local police in the village. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan national security forces presence.

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