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AFN Afghanistan
Aug. 11, 2010 | 0:40
According to the counterinsurgency strategy, the international security assistance force's mission is to help the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan defeat the insurgency threatening their country. Marine Cpl. Mandy Castillo takes us to Zabul, Province, Afghanistan where service members from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment train the Afghan National Army to secure their own people and country. Sound bite includes Staff Sgt. Sheldon Watson from Queens, NY. Produced by Cpl. Mandy Castillo.
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