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Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, which include U.S. troops, leave the Afghan police compound following a graduation ceremony for new officers in Bala Baluk in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 29, 2012.

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Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, which include U.S. troops, leave the Afghan police compound following a graduation ceremony for new officers in Bala Baluk in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 29, 2012.

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