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Afghan locals sit outside to get a look at the Paktia Province deputy governor, a council member and a senior religious leader during their visit to the small village in the Jani Khel district, Feb. 15, 2009. All three have roots to the Mangal tribe that lives in the district.

Afghan locals sit outside to get a look at the Paktia Province deputy governor, a council member and a senior religious leader during their visit to the small village in the Jani Khel district, Feb. 15, 2009. All three have roots to the Mangal tribe that lives in the district.

Afghan locals sit outside to get a look at the Paktia Province deputy governor, a council member and a senior religious leader during their visit to the small village in the Jani Khel district, Feb. 15, 2009. All three have roots to the Mangal tribe that lives in the district.

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