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Afghan army Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, center, commander of the 205th Corps, greets U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, right, the commander of Train Advise Assist Command-South, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before an aerial battlefield familiarization flight of key terrain in southern Afghanistan to gain situational awareness and shared understanding of the area.

Afghan army Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, center, commander of the 205th Corps, greets U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, right, the commander of Train Advise Assist Command-South, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before an aerial battlefield familiarization flight of key terrain in southern Afghanistan to gain situational awareness and shared understanding of the area.

Afghan army Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, center, commander of the 205th Corps, greets U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, right, the commander of Train Advise Assist Command-South, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before an aerial battlefield familiarization flight of key terrain in southern Afghanistan to gain situational awareness and shared understanding of the area.

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