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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicole Utley, right, listens to a conversation while taking notes during a meeting with the director of women's affairs in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Utley, a supply officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicole Utley, right, listens to a conversation while taking notes during a meeting with the director of women's affairs in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2013. Utley, a supply officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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