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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets Afghan army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of the Kabul Military Training Center, during a visit to the largest military training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2011. At any given time, more than 11,000 recruits at the center are preparing to serve in the Afghan army.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets Afghan army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of the Kabul Military Training Center, during a visit to the largest military training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2011. At any given time, more than 11,000 recruits at the center are preparing to serve in the Afghan army.

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