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U.S. troops and representatives from the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development rally before departing Forward Operating Base Farah to meet with the director of women's affairs in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013.

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U.S. troops and representatives from the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development rally before departing Forward Operating Base Farah to meet with the director of women's affairs in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013.

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