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U.S. Army Maj. Paul Bollenbacher shakes hands with a Si Av village resident from the Bawka district in Farah province, Afghanistan, June 12, 2010. Bollenbacher is the director of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Civil Military Operations Center .

BAWKA HANDSHAKE

U.S. Army Maj. Paul Bollenbacher shakes hands with a Si Av village resident from the Bawka district in Farah province, Afghanistan, June 12, 2010. Bollenbacher is the director of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Civil Military Operations Center .

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