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Farah provincial and district leaders participate in a shura at the Bala Boluk district center in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 15, 2013.

Farah provincial and district leaders participate in a shura at the Bala Boluk district center in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 15, 2013.

Farah provincial and district leaders participate in a shura at the Bala Boluk district center in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 15, 2013.

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