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U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Leathers, right, discusses a solar-powered water pump project with Manan Matin, center, director of the Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, during a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2013. Leathers, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

SOLAR PROJECT TALKS

U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Leathers, right, discusses a solar-powered water pump project with Manan Matin, center, director of the Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, during a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2013. Leathers, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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