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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sarah B. Furrel, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment's female engagement team, teaches Afghan girls to count numbers at a school in Now Zad, Afghanistan, on Jan. 2, 2010. Furrel is at the school to encourage the girls to pursue an education.

Cpl. Sarah B. Furrel teaches Afghan girls to count numbers.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sarah B. Furrel, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment's female engagement team, teaches Afghan girls to count numbers at a school in Now Zad, Afghanistan, on Jan. 2, 2010. Furrel is at the school to encourage the girls to pursue an education.

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