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>> ON THIS EPISODE OF 
"IN THE FIGHT," WE LOOK BACK AT

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WHAT 2012 MEANT FOR AFGHANISTAN.
WOUNDED COMBAT VETERANS LEAVE

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AFGHANISTAN ON THEIR OWN TERMS. 
A RECONSTRUCTION TEAM KEEPS

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HIGHWAY 1 OPEN. 
WE GET A LOOK AT THE PEOPLE

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TASKED WITH KEEPING THE CAPITAL 
OF AFGHANISTAN SAFE.

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AND WE MEET ONE VERY FORTUNATE
COUPLE.

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2012 WAS AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR
THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.

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NATOCHANNEL CORRESPONDENT 
JAKE TUPMAN TAKES A LOOK BACK

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AT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WERE
MADE AND THE CHALLENGES THAT

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MUST STILL BE FACED.

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>> 2012 HAS BEEN A YEAR OF
DEVELOPMENT FOR AFGHANISTAN.

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IN THE CAPITAL, KABUL, NEW
ROADS, STREETLIGHTS, AND PARKS

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SIGNAL CONTINUING EFFORTS TO
REDEVELOP A CITY ALL BUT

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DESTROYED IN THE CIVIL WAR. 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 85% OF

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PEOPLE LIVE IN DISTRICTS WHERE
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC

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HEALTHCARE, LEADING TO A VASTLY 
IMPROVED LIFE EXPECTANCY, AND

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MORE THAN 8 MILLION STUDENTS ARE
NOW IN EDUCATION.

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BUT DESPITE THESE SIGNS OF
PROGRESS, THE 2014 DEADLINE FOR

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THE TRANSITION OF COMBAT
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE

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AFGHAN NATIONAL FORCES, OR ANSF,
AND THE EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON

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AFGHANISTAN'S SECURITY IS STILL 
AT THE FOREFRONT OF PEOPLE'S

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MINDS.

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THE NUMBER OF ANSF HAS CERTAINLY
INCREASED -- 330,000, UP 15%

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FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WHILE 
ISAF TROOPS HAVE DECREASED FROM

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130,000 TO 102,000 IN THE SAME
TIME PERIOD.

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AND DESPITE FEARS THAT THIS 
TRANSITION COULD LEAD TO

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INSECURITY, IN MANY PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY, LOCAL PEOPLE SEEM

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FAIRLY SATISFIED WITH THE 
PROGRESS MADE BY THE ANSF.

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BUT IN THE NOTORIOUSLY VOLATILE 
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PROVINCES,

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SUCH AS HELMAND, THE PEOPLE 
STILL SUFFER REGULAR ACTS OF

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VIOLENCE, WITH WOMEN, IN
PARTICULAR, THE PRIMARY VICTIMS.

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>> THE OVERALL SECURITY 
SITUATION, I THINK, COMPARED TO

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BEFORE, IS BETTER A LITTLE BIT, 
BUT WOMEN ARE STILL THE SOFT

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TARGETS.
AND THEY, I THINK, ARE THE FIRST

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VICTIMS OF INSECURITY AND 
VIOLENCE DUE TO THE CONSEQUENCES

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OF THE ONGOING WAR IN THE 
COUNTRY.

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>> THE QUR'AN BURNINGS IN 
FEBRUARY AND THE ANTI-ISLAMIC

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FILM WHICH CAME TO PROMINENCE IN
SEPTEMBER SERIOUSLY THREATEN TO

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UNDERMINE ISAF AND AFGHAN 
RELATIONS.

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BUT IT WAS THE RISE OF INSIDER
ATTACKS, WITH 45 INCIDENTS

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LEADING TO 61 DEATHS AND TWO
INCIDENTS STILL PENDING

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INVESTIGATION, THAT WAS THE MAIN
CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

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REASONS FOR THE ATTACKS ARE 
MULTIPLE.

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INSURGENT INFILTRATION AND
CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS ARE

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PARTLY TO BLAME, BUT WITH MORE
AFGHAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN THESE

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ATTACKS THAN COALITION, IT
SUGGESTS THIS IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY

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A CULTURAL OR IDEOLOGICAL ISSUE.
BOTH ISAF AND THE AFGHAN COMMAND

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SAY THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO
STRENGTHEN RECRUITMENT

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PROCEDURES AND ALSO TO IMPROVE
CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN

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TROOPS.

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IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY BOTH ISAF 
AND THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT THAT

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THE ANSF WILL NEED LONG-TERM
SUPPORT POST-2014, PARTICULARLY

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IN THE AIR FORCE AND IN 
LOGISTICS AND EQUIPMENT.

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AND AT THE 2012 CHICAGO SUMMIT
AND TOKYO CONFERENCE, THE

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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PLEDGED 
$16 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FOUR

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YEARS AND LONG-TERM MENTORING 
SUPPORT TO THE ANSF.

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LOOKING FORWARD, 2014 WILL ALSO 
MARK AFGHANISTAN'S NEXT

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DEMOCRATIC ELECTION.
CURRENT PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI

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IS UNABLE TO STAND AGAIN, AND 
MANY FEEL THE STABILITY OF THE

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COUNTRY WILL DEPEND ON A FAIR 
AND BALANCED ELECTION.

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>> IN ONE HAND, WE HAVE WAR IN
AFGHANISTAN GOING ON STILL, BUT

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IN THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE LIFE,
AND WE HAVE SIGNS OF PEACEFUL

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LIFE IN THE COUNTRY.
AND BY 2014, WHEN THE

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INTERNATIONAL TROOPS WILL LEAVE,
LIFE WILL NOT BE STOPPED IN THIS

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COUNTRY.
WE WILL NOT GO BACK.

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WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. 
WE WILL TRY FOR A BETTER FUTURE

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IN THE COUNTRY, IF NOT FOR
OURSELVES, AT LEAST FOR OUR

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CHILDREN. 
>> THIS IS JAKE TUPMAN

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REPORTING FROM AFGHANISTAN FOR
THE NATOCHANNEL.

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>> FOR SOME SERVICEMEMBERS, 
LEAVING AFGHANISTAN WAS A

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TRAUMATIC AND DAMAGING
EXPERIENCE, BUT THROUGH A

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SPECIAL PROGRAM, VETERANS ARE 
ABLE TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN ON

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THEIR OWN TERMS.
ARMY STAFF SERGEANT

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WENDALYNN YOUNG BRINGS US THIS
STORY.

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>> EIGHT COMBAT VETERANS
RECENTLY RETURNED TO THE PLACE

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WHERE THEIR LIVES WERE CHANGED
FOREVER -- A PLACE MANY OF THEM

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NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D SEE AGAIN.

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>> WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT 
THIS -- THIS PROGRAM TO COME

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BACK, THEY WERE DOING IT IN 
IRAQ, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE

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TRYING TO GET IT TO COME BACK TO
AFGHANISTAN.

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AND RICK KELL WITH TROOPS FIRST 
ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO COME

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BACK. 
I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, "NO.

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I DON'T EVER WANT TO GO BACK TO 
AFGHANISTAN AGAIN."

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BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LEFT, 
AFGHANISTAN WASN'T REALLY IN A

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GOOD SPOT.
IT DIDN'T REALLY SEEM LIKE WE

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WERE WINNING, YOU KNOW? 
I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS MUCH

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HOPE FOR THIS COUNTRY, YOU KNOW?
I CAME BACK.

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WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT BRIEFINGS 
FROM DIFFERENT GENERALS,

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DIFFERENT COMMANDERS, AND 
EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD HAS BEEN

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PHENOMENAL. 
IT'S AWESOME, THE PROGRESS

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THAT'S BEEN MADE. 
[ APPLAUSE ]

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>> SERGEANT JARED LEMON SERVED
TWO TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN WITH

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THE 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION AND
SUFFERED A RIGHT UPPER-ARM

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AMPUTATION IN APRIL 2010. 
THE GROUP TRAVELED TO DIFFERENT

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BASES ABOARD MILITARY 
AIRCRAFT -- THE FIRST TIME, FOR

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MOST, SINCE MEDICAL EVACUATION
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.

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LIFE AFTER COMBAT FOR THESE 
HEROES BROUGHT ABOUT MANY

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CHANGES -- MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, 
AND PHYSICAL.

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SERGEANT LEMON SHARED A COMMON
BOND WITH SPECIALIST LYLE YANTZ,

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AN AMPUTEE WHO ALSO SERVED WITH 
THE 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION.

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>> JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S ALWAYS THAT BACKGROUND

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THOUGHT OF, YOU KNOW, "WELL,
WHAT IS IT LIKE NOW?

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WHAT IF I HADN'T GONE?"

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"WHAT IS IT -- WHAT DID I MISS
OUT ON WHEN I LEFT?"

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AND I THINK TO NOT TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY

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FOR THAT TYPE OF CLOSURE, FOR 
THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE, IT

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WOULD BE A TRAVESTY.
EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE OVER

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HERE HAS ACTUALLY ENDED UP
MAKING A HUGE AND PROFOUND

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DIFFERENCE ON, YOU KNOW, THIS 
PORTION OF THE WORLD -- NOT JUST

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THIS COUNTRY, BUT IN THIS AREA
IN GENERAL -- THIS REGION, I

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GUESS YOU COULD SAY.
IT'S MADE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE.

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IT WASN'T POINTLESS.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING, I

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GUESS.
>> REPORTING FROM KANDAHAR,

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AFGHANISTAN, I'M STAFF SERGEANT 
WENDALYNN YOUNG.

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>> HI.
MY NAME'S SPECIALIST BARKER.

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I'M HERE AT KANDAHAR, BRAVO 
COMPANY, 603rd ASB.

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I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO MY
SON AND MY FATHER IN THE

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MY
IN-LAWS IN CLEARFIELD, UTAH.

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>> HI. I'M STAFF SERGEANT 
JERMAE SAVAGE.

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I'D LIKE TO SEND A SHOUT-OUT TO 
MY WIFE AND KIDS, ANDREA,

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ADRIANNA AND BRIANNA AND ISAIAH,
AND MY FAMILY BACK HOME IN

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA. 
>> I'M PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

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GUILLERMO CASTRO. 
I'M HERE IN AFGHANISTAN WITH THE

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3rd INFANTRY DIVISION.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO

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MY FAMILY AND PARENTS IN
APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

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I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH, AND 
I'LL SEE YOU VERY SOON.

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>> COMING UP, WE FIND OUT WHAT
IT TAKES TO SERVE THREE SQUARE

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MEALS A DAY AT A MAJOR MILITARY 
BASE.

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AND A RECONSTRUCTION TEAM KEEPS 
HIGHWAY 1 OPEN.

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>> IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF 
COORDINATION AND EFFORT TO FEED

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MORE THAN 9,000 SERVICEMEMBERS
THREE TIMES A DAY, 365 DAYS A

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YEAR. 
AIR FORCE STAFF SERGEANT

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GEORGE SOLIS GIVES US A GLIMPSE 
OF HOW THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED DAY

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IN AND DAY OUT AT A MAJOR 
MILITARY BASE.

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>> HUNDREDS OF SERVICEMEMBERS AT
THE 379th AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING

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EAT BREAKFAST...
LUNCH, AND DINNER AT ONE OF THE

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THREE DINING FACILITIES ON BASE.
BUT HOW DOES THE FOOD END UP ON

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THE PLATE?
FIRST, ANYWHERE FROM $1 MILLION

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TO $4 MILLION WORTH OF SUPPLIES 
COME INTO THE RATIONS WAREHOUSE

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PER MONTH.

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>> BASICALLY, THIS IS THE HUB OF
THE WHOLE OPERATION AS FAR AS

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FEEDING OF THIS ENTIRE BASE.

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RATIONS RECEIVED WILL BE YOUR 
BOTTLED WATER, ALL YOUR DRY

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GOODS.
ON THE COLD SIDE, WE RECEIVE

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SUCH ITEMS AS CHICKEN, WE 
RECEIVE THE HAMBURGERS, ALL OF

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OUR FRUIT, PRODUCE, WHICH COMES 
LOCALLY.

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>> FROM THE RATIONS WAREHOUSE,
SUPPLIES ARE DELIVERED TO THE

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THREE DINING FACILITIES ON BASE,
WHERE SHELVES ARE STOCKED AND

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MEALS ARE PREPARED.

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>> ON THE AVERAGE, AT THE END OF
THAT DINING FACILITY, IT WILL BE

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APPROXIMATELY 9 TO 11 HOURS 
PER DAY TO PREPARE THE MEALS.

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>> SERGEANT BOYKIN ALSO SAID TO 
ENSURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION,

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FOOD SERVICE SANITATION 
STANDARDS MUST BE MET AND

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FACILITIES MUST BE MAINTAINED 
WITH THE SUPPORT OF BASE CIVIL

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ENGINEERING.
REPORTING FROM THE 379th AIR

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EXPEDITIONARY WING, I'M 
STAFF SERGEANT GEORGE SOLIS.

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>> IF YOU'RE IN A REMOTE
LOCATION AND NEED SUPPLIES, LOOK

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TO THE AIR FOR THE 816th
EXPEDITIONARY AIRLIFT SQUADRON.

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SENIOR AIRMAN ROB HARNDEN GIVES 
US A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW FROM A

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C-17 GLOBEMASTER AND FILES THIS 
REPORT.

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HIGHWAY 1, THE RING ROAD, 
STRETCHES OVER 1,300 MILES,

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CONNECTING THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST
CITIES.

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WHEN PART OF THE HIGHWAY IS 
COMPROMISED, IT'S IMPORTANT TO

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GET IT BACK UP AND RUNNING AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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ARMY STAFF SERGEANT KATIE GRAY
BRINGS US THIS STORY.

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>> PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT OF
TARNAK WA JALDAK NOTICED THAT

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EVERY YEAR, DURING THE RAINY
SEASON, THE TARNAK RIVER FLOODED

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AND WAS SLOWLY ERODING THE SOIL 
NEAR THIS SECTION OF HIGHWAY 1.

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THEY CALLED FOR HELP, AND 
ENGINEERS OF THE ZABUL

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PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM
AND A LOCAL CONSTRUCTION

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COMPANY BEGAN A PROJECT TO STOP 
EROSION ON THE 150-METER SECTION

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OF ROAD.
ALMOST A MONTH LATER, MOST OF

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THE THREE-PART PROJECT IS 
COMPLETE AND INCLUDES AN EROSION

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PROTECTION WALL, A DAM, AND A 
DIVERSION CHANNEL FOR THE RIVER.

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IN AFGHANISTAN, HIGHWAY 1 IS ONE
OF THE MOST RELIED-UPON ROADS IN

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THE COUNTRY, CONNECTING ALL OF
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST CITIES IN

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ONE LARGE LOOP.

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>> PEOPLE USE THIS HIGHWAY 1 FOR
DIFFERENT PURPOSES --

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SECURITYWISE, BUSINESSWISE, 
HEALTHWISE.

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EVERYBODY IS USING THIS 
HIGHWAY 1 JUST FOR DOING

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SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE.
THE MAIN IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP IT

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SAFE AND BRING PEACE.

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>> AS THE RAINY SEASON DRAWS
CLOSER, KARIM AND HIS MEN'S

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HARD WORK WILL BE PUT TO THE
TEST.

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REPORTING FROM ZABUL, I'M ARMY
STAFF SERGEANT KATIE GRAY.

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>> THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE 
WAR IN AFGHANISTAN, WOMEN HAVE

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BECOME MORE AND MORE EMPOWERED
IN A MALE-DOMINATED SOCIETY.

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NATOCHANNEL CORRESPONDENT 
RUTH OWEN GIVES US AN IN-DEPTH

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LOOK AT THE CHALLENGES WOMEN
CONTINUE TO FACE ON THE ROAD

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AHEAD.

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>> IT'S THREE YEARS SINCE 
AFGHANISTAN IMPLEMENTED ITS

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ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN LAW.

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WHILE AFGHAN WOMEN HAVE MADE
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN RECENT

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YEARS, WITH RECORD NUMBERS OF 
GIRLS IN SCHOOLS, THERE'S STILL

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SOME WAY TO GO. 
A REPORT RELEASED TODAY BY THE

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UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN 
AFGHANISTAN RECOGNIZES BOTH

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PROGRESS AND GAPS IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW, WHICH

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OUTLAWS PRACTICES LIKE FORCED 
MARRIAGE, RAPE, AND BEATING.

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IT SAID CASES OF VIOLENCE HAVE
RISEN, BUT PEOPLE ARE MORE

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COMFORTABLE COMING FORWARD TO 
REPORT THEM.

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AND WHILE CONVICTION RATES ARE
GENERALLY HIGH WHEN BROUGHT TO

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JUDGES, THE NUMBER OF CASES 
GOING TO TRIAL IS STILL LOW.

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>> THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF 
EFFORTS TOWARDS ELIMINATION OF

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VIOLENCE -- FROM LEGISLATION, 
FROM IMPLEMENTATION -- BUT THEN

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WE ARE LACKING MONITORING, AND
JUSTICE MECHANISMS ARE NOT VERY

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STRONG TO DELIVER JUSTICE TO THE
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN THIS

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COUNTRY.

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BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO
ADDRESS AND FOCUS ON THE

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CULTURAL ASPECTS OF VIOLENCE AND
BRINGING PEACE IN THE SOCIETY.

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>> PRESIDENT KARZAI HAS CALLED
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN A SOCIAL

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MENACE. 
AT THIS FORUM OF AFGHAN WOMEN

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LEADERS, MOST AGREED THAT 
CHALLENGES STILL REMAIN FOR

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FEMALES.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT THE VIOLENCE

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AGAINST WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN
CURRENTLY, THE ONE WHICH WE

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SEE EVERY DAY HAPPENING, IS AS
THE RESULT OF WAR IN THIS

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COUNTRY.
SO THIS ADDRESSING VIOLENCE

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AGAINST WOMEN SHOULD BE A PART
OF THE PEACE PROCESS OR ANY

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PEACE PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE
COUNTRY.

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>> ACROSS MUCH OF AFGHANISTAN,
CULTURAL DISAPPROVAL MEANS

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AFGHAN WOMEN FIND IT HARD TO
WORK, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY OFTEN BE

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THE SOLE PROVIDERS FOR THEIR
CHILDREN.

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>> A LOT OF THE WOMEN THAT WE 
HAVE IN OUR PROGRAM ARE WIDOWS

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OR THEIR HUSBANDS ARE DISABLED
OR HAVE SOME SORT OF ADDICTION

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THAT THEY CAN'T PROVIDE FOR 
THEIR FAMILIES.

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THEREFORE, THESE WOMEN ARE THE
SOLE BREAD EARNERS OF THEIR

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HOUSEHOLDS.

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>> IT MAY BE SLOW PROGRESS, BUT 
MORE CASES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST

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WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN ARE BEING
BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY THE MEDIA,

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AND THE CITIES ARE SEEING MORE
WOMEN WORKING, NOT ONLY IN THE

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MARKETS, BUT AS LAWYERS,
JOURNALISTS, AND JUDGES.

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MANY WOMEN STILL FEAR THEIR 
LIBERTIES MAY BE ERODED IN THE

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FUTURE, BUT WITH MORE WOMEN OUT 
IN THE OPEN, IT'LL BE HARDER TO

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IGNORE THEIR CONCERNS.
>> THIS MEANS THAT WOMEN ARE

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AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS, WOMEN ARE
AWARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES,

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AND WOMEN DO NOT ONLY SPEAK BUT 
THEY ALSO ACT.

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SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST STEP
TOWARDS WOMEN'S MEANINGFUL

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ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE PEACE 
PROCESS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL.

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>> THIS IS RUTH OWEN IN KABUL 
FOR THE NATOCHANNEL.

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>> HI.
MY NAME'S SPECIALIST

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DUSTIN SMITH. 
I'M FROM 2nd BATTALION, 12th

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CAVALRY REGIMENT. 
I'M AT FOB GAMBERI SERVING IN

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AFGHANISTAN, AND I'D LIKE TO SAY
HELLO TO MY WIFE, CLAUDIA SMITH,

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AND I LOVE YOU, AND I'LL BE HOME
SOON.

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>> SPECIALIST LYNCH.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT

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TO MY WIFE, BROOKE, IN
SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, AND ALL MY

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FAMILY BACK IN
MAYBERRY, NORTH CAROLINA.

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I LOVE YOU ALL. 
I'LL SEE Y'ALL SOON.

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>> HEY, THIS IS SPECIALIST
PATRICK AKALDO FROM FOB GAMBERI,

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AFGHANISTAN.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT

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TO MY PARENTS WHO ARE IN
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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I MISS YOU, LOVE YOU, AND WILL
SEE YOU SOON.

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>> COMING UP, WE GET A LOOK AT
THE PEOPLE TASKED WITH KEEPING

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THE CAPITAL OF AFGHANISTAN SAFE.
AND WE'LL SHOWCASE SOME OF THE

19:40.450 --> 19:42.600
BEST PHOTOS FROM OUR
SERVICEMEMBERS AS

19:42.600 --> 19:46.150
"IN THE FIGHT," PRESENTED BY
DVIDS, CONTINUES.

19:56.240 --> 19:59.060
THE ANSWER WHEN WE RETURN.

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>> I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO
MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

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>> I WANT TO SEND A SHOUT-OUT TO
MY HUSBAND.

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>> TO MY PARENTS, MY FAMILY BACK
HOME.

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>> I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT 
TO MY GIRLFRIEND.

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>> TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN
LANSING, MICHIGAN.

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>> TO MY FAMILY OUT IN TUCSON,
ARIZONA.

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>> MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND
CHILDREN IN DES MOINES, IOWA.

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>> TO EVERYBODY IN TEXAS. 
>> IN YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

20:17.660 --> 20:19.810
>> COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.
>> CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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>> HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA.
>> ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

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>> OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. 
>> IN FORT LEONARD WOOD,

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MISSOURI. 
>> I LOVE YOU GUYS, I MISS YOU,

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AND I HOPE I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

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>> PREPARING AFGHAN SECURITY
FORCES TO TAKE THE LEAD IS AS

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MUCH A CULTURAL ISSUE AS IT IS
ABOUT MENTORING AND ADVISING.

22:00.270 --> 22:03.780
ARMY BROADCASTING CORRESPONDENT 
GAIL McCABE GIVES US A CLOSER

22:03.780 --> 22:06.870
LOOK INTO THE PEOPLE TASKED WITH
KEEPING THE CAPITAL OF

22:06.870 --> 22:14.150
AFGHANISTAN SAFE. 
>> UNDERSTANDING HOW AFGHANS

22:14.150 --> 22:17.660
LEAD IS THE JOB FOR 
LIEUTENANT COLONEL THOMAS AKLEN

22:17.660 --> 22:21.030
AND AFPAK HAND, A PROGRAM 
CREATED TO BRIDGE THE GAP

22:21.030 --> 22:23.510
BETWEEN CULTURES. 
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY

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THAT WE'RE CONNECTIVE TISSUE.

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>> WHAT HE CONNECTS TO IS 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SALANGI,

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CHIEF OF POLICE FOR KABUL, THE
CITY AND THE PROVINCE.

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>> YOU DON'T REALLY MENTOR A
THREE-STAR.

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WHAT YOU DO IS YOU PROVIDE HIM
ACCESS TO STUFF THAT HE MAY NOT

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HAVE. 
>> TOPPING THE LIST IS

22:41.540 --> 22:45.450
MAINTAINING THE SAFETY OF KABUL.
10 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A

22:45.450 --> 22:51.780
POPULATION OF 500,000.
TODAY, AT 5 MILLION, KABUL IS

22:51.780 --> 22:56.600
COMPARABLE IN SIZE TO BOSTON OR 
MIAMI.

22:56.600 --> 23:00.300
NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE WHERE THE 
PEOPLE ARE FROM, HOW THEY GOT

23:00.300 --> 23:03.060
HERE, OR WHY THEY CAME.

23:03.180 --> 23:06.120
>> WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS IT'S A 
LITTLE UNORTHODOX.

23:06.120 --> 23:09.510
THEY GOT ROADS BLOCKED OFF, THEY
KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING,

23:09.510 --> 23:12.360
WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING. 
THEY THREW A LOT OF MANPOWER AT

23:12.360 --> 23:14.240
IT.

23:14.360 --> 23:18.840
>> KABUL CURRENTLY HAS A POLICE 
FORCE OF 14,000, AND THE POLICE

23:18.840 --> 23:22.330
CHIEF HAS SET UP AGGRESSIVE 
DEFENSIVE PROCEDURES AROUND THE

23:22.330 --> 23:28.150
CITY -- WHAT HE CALLS A "RING OF
STEEL" -- 25 CHECKPOINTS THAT

23:28.150 --> 23:33.090
SURROUND THE PERIMETER. 
BUT IT IS, HE SAYS, ONLY A

23:33.090 --> 23:36.600
START.

23:36.720 --> 23:39.840
"ALL THE PROBLEMS IN KABUL," HE 
SAYS, "ARE MINE TO SOLVE.

23:39.840 --> 23:46.660
THE JOB FOR THE POLICE IS TO
PROVIDE SECURITY."

23:46.780 --> 23:51.120
AT AGE 47, SALANGI HAS GAINED A 
REPUTATION FOR SPEAKING OUT

23:51.120 --> 23:56.510
AGAINST CORRUPTION AND FOR
PERSONALLY ENSURING 24/7

23:56.510 --> 24:01.300
HANDS-ON PROTECTIVE MEASURES
FROM TALIBAN ATTACKS.

24:01.300 --> 24:03.210
>> THEY'RE TO THE POINT NOW 
WHERE THEY'RE DOING SECURITY

24:03.210 --> 24:06.780
OPERATIONS ON THEIR OWN.
WE JUST GOT TO GET THEM EQUIPPED

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TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN TAKE
IT OVER COMPLETELY.

24:10.690 --> 24:15.750
>> GAIL McCABE, AFGHANISTAN.

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>> ONE OF THE HARDEST ASPECTS 
THAT COME WITH THE JOB OF BEING

24:19.150 --> 24:21.480
IN THE MILITARY ARE THE 
DEPLOYMENTS.

24:21.480 --> 24:24.540
BEING AWAY FROM FAMILY AND
FRIENDS FOR LONG STRETCHES OF

24:24.540 --> 24:26.510
TIME CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR 
ANYONE.

24:26.510 --> 24:32.720
AIRMAN JIMMY MORELAND INTRODUCES
US TO ONE VERY FORTUNATE COUPLE.

24:32.840 --> 24:35.450
>> COMBAT MEDICS TAKE TURNS 
DRIVING LAPS AROUND A SMALL BASE

24:35.450 --> 24:37.510
HERE IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN. 
TODAY, SPECIALIST

24:37.510 --> 24:39.600
TRACI STURDEVANT AND HER
COLLEAGUES ARE GETTING

24:39.600 --> 24:41.480
LICENSED ON THIS VEHICLE.

24:41.600 --> 24:44.570
>> WE WERE DOING MEV DRIVER'S 
TRAINING, WHICH IS THE MEDICAL

24:44.570 --> 24:47.180
EVACUATION VEHICLE. 
IT'S A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE

24:47.180 --> 24:49.150
STRYKER.
IN A NUTSHELL -- YES, IT'S A

24:49.150 --> 24:50.840
ARMORED AMBULANCE.

24:51.060 --> 24:53.780
>> THIS ARMORED, ALL-TERRAIN
VEHICLE ALLOWS THE MEDICS TO

24:53.780 --> 24:56.270
RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES OUTSIDE
THE WIRE.

24:56.270 --> 24:58.390
WHEN SHE'S NOT TRAINING OR
DIRECTLY SUPPORTING COMBAT

24:58.390 --> 25:00.870
MISSIONS, SPECIALIST STURDEVANT 
WORKS AT THE CLINIC WITH ANOTHER

25:00.870 --> 25:03.630
SPECIALIST STURDEVANT --
CHRISTOPHER, HER HUSBAND.

25:03.750 --> 25:06.570
>> BEING HERE WITH HER IS PRETTY
AMAZING.

25:06.570 --> 25:10.420
IT'S THAT KIND OF STRESS RELIEF 
OF BEING ABLE TO COME HOME TO

25:10.420 --> 25:14.210
THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE WITH AND 
HAVING THAT -- BEING ABLE TO

25:14.210 --> 25:16.570
TALK TO SOMEONE AND NOT HAVE TO 
WORRY ABOUT ANY KIND OF

25:16.570 --> 25:19.180
STRESSORS OTHER THAN JUST WHAT'S
GOING ON RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.

25:19.180 --> 25:21.750
IT HELPS TAKE THE EDGE OFF THE
DAY A LOT MORE.

25:21.870 --> 25:24.420
>> IT'S NICE IN THE FACT THAT WE
CAN RELATE, 'CAUSE WE KNOW WHAT

25:24.420 --> 25:26.690
EACH OTHER'S GOING THROUGH, 
'CAUSE A LOT OF COUPLES IN THE

25:26.690 --> 25:29.090
MILITARY CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE CIVILIAN SPOUSES.

25:29.090 --> 25:31.660
WE DEFINITELY HAVE THAT BENEFIT.
WE'RE THERE FOR EACH OTHER, AND

25:31.660 --> 25:34.600
WE'RE STILL ABLE TO GET THE JOB 
DONE, SO IT'S NICE.

25:34.600 --> 25:37.630
>> I'VE SEEN IT WHERE IT CAN GO 
WRONG, WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T KEEP

25:37.630 --> 25:41.270
THAT PROFESSIONALISM GOING, BUT 
AS FAR AS HER AND I GO, WHILE

25:41.270 --> 25:44.330
WE'RE AT WORK, IT'S JUST -- 
WE'RE JUST CO-WORKERS.

25:44.330 --> 25:46.240
IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE'RE NOT
MARRIED.

25:46.240 --> 25:50.060
SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE THAT
DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN WORK AND

25:50.060 --> 25:51.870
PERSONAL. 
>> IT'S THAT BALANCE BETWEEN

25:51.870 --> 25:54.750
MISSION AND MARRIAGE THAT KEEPS 
THE STURDEVANTS GOING, WHETHER

25:54.750 --> 25:57.600
THEY'RE IN THE CLINIC OR OUTSIDE
THE WIRE.

25:57.600 --> 26:04.300
AIRMAN JIMMY MORELAND, SOUTHERN 
AFGHANISTAN.

26:04.300 --> 26:08.540
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