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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, center, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, greets Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps, on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 2, 2014. Military leaders met to discuss how security forces would prepare for the upcoming Afghan national election.

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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, center, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, greets Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps, on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 2, 2014. Military leaders met to discuss how security forces would prepare for the upcoming Afghan national election.

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