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Children gather as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah pull security during a mission in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 12, 2012.

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Children gather as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah pull security during a mission in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 12, 2012.

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