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Members of the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which include U.S. troops, talk before meeting with Afghan agriculture and public health officials in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2011. Team members discussed various issues, including canal projects, public hospitals and better healthcare for Afghans.

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Members of the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which include U.S. troops, talk before meeting with Afghan agriculture and public health officials in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2011. Team members discussed various issues, including canal projects, public hospitals and better healthcare for Afghans.

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