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Abdul Manan Matin, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, talks with U.S. Army Capt. Gebhart, a civil affairs officer with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting in Matin's office in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013.

Abdul Manan Matin, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, talks with U.S. Army Capt. Gebhart, a civil affairs officer with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting in Matin's office in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013.

Abdul Manan Matin, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, talks with U.S. Army Capt. Gebhart, a civil affairs officer with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting in Matin's office in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013.

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