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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Anthony Ulrich, right, and U.S. Army Capt. Sean Eakin meet with provincial council members in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 27, 2012. Ulrich, a civil affairs commander, and Eakin, a civil affairs member, are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Anthony Ulrich, right, and U.S. Army Capt. Sean Eakin meet with provincial council members in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 27, 2012. Ulrich, a civil affairs commander, and Eakin, a civil affairs member, are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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