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U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, and Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, the Afghanistan Defense Minister, salute during the activation ceremony for the Afghan National Army 215th Maiwand Corps on Camp Shorabak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2010. Gulab Mangal, left, the governor of Helmand province, watches. The 215th Corps is the largest of its size to be formed in more than six years.

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U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, and Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, the Afghanistan Defense Minister, salute during the activation ceremony for the Afghan National Army 215th Maiwand Corps on Camp Shorabak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2010. Gulab Mangal, left, the governor of Helmand province, watches. The 215th Corps is the largest of its size to be formed in more than six years.

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