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The last U.S. troops on Joint Combat Outpost Khilagay, Afghanistan, turn over the base to the Afghan army and say farewell, July 30, 2014.

LEAVING AFGHANISTAN

The last U.S. troops on Joint Combat Outpost Khilagay, Afghanistan, turn over the base to the Afghan army and say farewell, July 30, 2014.

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