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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Stacey Gross, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Kathleen Leach wait to be introduced to the women of Nengarach village in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Dec. 28, 2009. Gross is a Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team information officer and Leach is a team operations specialist. The women and the U.S. Agency for International Development conducted a women's shura or council to discuss developing a literacy program for women to promote female equality.

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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Stacey Gross, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Kathleen Leach wait to be introduced to the women of Nengarach village in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Dec. 28, 2009. Gross is a Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team information officer and Leach is a team operations specialist. The women and the U.S. Agency for International Development conducted a women's shura or council to discuss developing a literacy program for women to promote female equality.

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