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One of the first all-female Afghan graduates from the national basic patrolman's course holds a graduation certificate at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 9, 2014, as U.S. and Afghan leaders applaud.

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One of the first all-female Afghan graduates from the national basic patrolman's course holds a graduation certificate at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Jan. 9, 2014, as U.S. and Afghan leaders applaud.

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