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U.S. Army Spc. Justin Torres, center, and other members of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, walk with village elders, who were attending a shura, or counsel meeting, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 9, 2010.

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U.S. Army Spc. Justin Torres, center, and other members of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, walk with village elders, who were attending a shura, or counsel meeting, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 9, 2010.

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