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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets a shopkeeper in Marja, Afghanistan, March 29, 2010. Mullen participated in a local shura or meeting with tribal elders to address concerns following Operation Moshtarak in February, which successfully removed Taliban insurgents.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets a shopkeeper in Marja, Afghanistan, March 29, 2010. Mullen participated in a local shura or meeting with tribal elders to address concerns following Operation Moshtarak in February, which successfully removed Taliban insurgents.

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