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Two local contractors list their contact information on a sign-in sheet at a contractor’s conference, Feb. 7, 2009, at Gardez City, near Forward Operating Base Gardez. The Paktia provincial reconstruction team has about 150 contractors on its list for distributing request for proposals. During the Taliban rule such companies didn’t exist.

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Two local contractors list their contact information on a sign-in sheet at a contractor’s conference, Feb. 7, 2009, at Gardez City, near Forward Operating Base Gardez. The Paktia provincial reconstruction team has about 150 contractors on its list for distributing request for proposals. During the Taliban rule such companies didn’t exist.

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