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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, takes notes while listening to Juma Rafat, a Farah Provincial Council member, during a meeting with council members at the provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012.

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, takes notes while listening to Juma Rafat, a Farah Provincial Council member, during a meeting with council members at the provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012.

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