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Afghan Maj. Gen. Zemerai Paikan, left, a commander of an Afghan national civil order police unit, and U.S. and Afghan army leaders discuss concerns, including security and elections, during a meeting on Forward Operating Base Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Feb. 15, 2014.

WARDAK MEETING

Afghan Maj. Gen. Zemerai Paikan, left, a commander of an Afghan national civil order police unit, and U.S. and Afghan army leaders discuss concerns, including security and elections, during a meeting on Forward Operating Base Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Feb. 15, 2014.

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