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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bids farewell to the Zabul provincial governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri after a meeting where they discussed the situation and needs in the province, Qalat, Afghanistan, April 24, 2009.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bids farewell to the Zabul provincial governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri after a meeting where they discussed the situation and needs in the province, Qalat, Afghanistan, April 24, 2009.

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