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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, carries a box of school supplies while Spc. Vancil Casebolt, center, unloads additional boxes during a meeting with key leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is the civil affairs team lead and Casebolt is a team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The overall team's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in the province.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, carries a box of school supplies while Spc. Vancil Casebolt, center, unloads additional boxes during a meeting with key leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is the civil affairs team lead and Casebolt is a team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The overall team's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in the province.

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