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Australian army Lance Cpl. Liam Sullivan, left, and Pvt. Nathan Hawke provide security as a delegation of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force representatives arrive aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nili in Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2013.

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Australian army Lance Cpl. Liam Sullivan, left, and Pvt. Nathan Hawke provide security as a delegation of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force representatives arrive aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nili in Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2013.

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