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U.S. Army Capt. Jeremiah Gebhart provides security on a street outside the Bala Boluk district center before a shura, or meeting, at the center in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 15, 2013. Gebhart, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Coalition and team members attended the meeting to engage with key leaders and discuss district issues.

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U.S. Army Capt. Jeremiah Gebhart provides security on a street outside the Bala Boluk district center before a shura, or meeting, at the center in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 15, 2013. Gebhart, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Coalition and team members attended the meeting to engage with key leaders and discuss district issues.

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