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Afghan army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of the Kabul Military Training Center, introduces U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Afghan recruits during a break in training on military operations in urban terrain in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2011. At any given time, more than 10,000 recruits at the center are preparing to serve in the Afghan army.

Afghan army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of the Kabul Military Training Center, introduces U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Afghan recruits during a break in training on military operations in urban terrain in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2011. At any given time, more than 10,000 recruits at the center are preparing to serve in the Afghan army.

Afghan army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of the Kabul Military Training Center, introduces U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Afghan recruits during a break in training on military operations in urban terrain in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2011. At any given time, more than 10,000 recruits at the center are preparing to serve in the Afghan army.

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