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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Villagers in the Panjshir province, Afghanistan, watch and wait patiently during a recent medical visit by the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, May 30, 2008.

PATIENCE IN PANJSHIR

Villagers in the Panjshir province, Afghanistan, watch and wait patiently during a recent medical visit by the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, May 30, 2008.

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