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U.S. Marines provide security while escorting local leaders and Afghan military members to a meeting in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2013.

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U.S. Marines provide security while escorting local leaders and Afghan military members to a meeting in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2013.

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