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Gulab Mangal, governor of Helmand province, Afghanistan, pays credit to U.S. and Afghan leadership responsible for the improved security in the city of Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2010. Officials raised the Afghan flag over the town for the first time since insurgents infiltrated the city years ago.

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Gulab Mangal, governor of Helmand province, Afghanistan, pays credit to U.S. and Afghan leadership responsible for the improved security in the city of Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2010. Officials raised the Afghan flag over the town for the first time since insurgents infiltrated the city years ago.

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