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U.S. troops attend a ground-breaking ceremony in which Gulab Shah, Zormat sub governor, hands Paktia Deputy Governor Mangal the ceremonial cornerstone for new Zormat District Education Center in Zormat, Afghanistan, June 21, 2009.

EDUCATION CORNERSTONE

U.S. troops attend a ground-breaking ceremony in which Gulab Shah, Zormat sub governor, hands Paktia Deputy Governor Mangal the ceremonial cornerstone for new Zormat District Education Center in Zormat, Afghanistan, June 21, 2009.

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