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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Pearl speaks with Fazlullah Wahidi, Kunar provincial governor, right, and elders before a district shura in Chapa Dara in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4, 2010. Pearl is a commander assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Pearl speaks with Fazlullah Wahidi, Kunar provincial governor, right, and elders before a district shura in Chapa Dara in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4, 2010. Pearl is a commander assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.

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