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Cmdr. Adrienne Simmons, medical provider for Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost and the only woman on the team, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the first women's mosque and park in downtown Khost City, Jan. 23, 2008.

FIRST WOMEN'S MOSQUE

Cmdr. Adrienne Simmons, medical provider for Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost and the only woman on the team, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the first women's mosque and park in downtown Khost City, Jan. 23, 2008.

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