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U.S. Marines watch as their Afghan National Army students graduate from a class on using 60mm mortars at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan. Afghan forces now are taking the lead in operations in 80 percent of central Helmand province. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)
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An Afghan National Army soldier graduates from a course on 60mm mortar systems, taught by coalition instructors at the Regional Corps Battle School on May 9, 2013 at Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (Credit: Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)
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Afghan National Army soldiers march in formation on May 9, 2013 at Camp Shorabak, an Afghan base in Southwest Afghanistan where they live, train and take courses. (Credit: Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Center at the Dead Sea in Jordan on Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)
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** FILE ** An Afghan walks on debris after two bombs exploded at a police checkpoint in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, east of Kabul, on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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** FILE ** A police officer stands guard outside the Woolwich Barracks, in London, Friday, May 24, 2013, in response to the bloody attack on Wednesday when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. (AP Photo/Bogdan Maran)
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In this photo released on Sunday, May 26, 2013, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad take their position during clashes against Syrian rebels, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/SANA)