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U.S. soldiers speak with Haji Ubeidullah Popal, the Shah Wali Kot district governor, at the Shah Wali Kot Shura in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 22, 2010. The main topic of discussion was a proposal to rehabilitate irrigation systems in the district.

IRRIGATION CONVERSATION

U.S. soldiers speak with Haji Ubeidullah Popal, the Shah Wali Kot district governor, at the Shah Wali Kot Shura in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 22, 2010. The main topic of discussion was a proposal to rehabilitate irrigation systems in the district.

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