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U.S Navy Cmdr. Karen Griffith, left, listens to comments during an impromptu meeting at a girls school in Nangaresh Village, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2010. Griffin is part of a team to help build friendly relations between the local people.

IMPROMPTU MEETING

U.S Navy Cmdr. Karen Griffith, left, listens to comments during an impromptu meeting at a girls school in Nangaresh Village, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2010. Griffin is part of a team to help build friendly relations between the local people.

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