Afghan Gen. Mohammad Shoaib, the Afghan Air Force commander, speaks to graduates of Class 2017 of the Afghan Air Force Academy, Sept. 25, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nintey-eight cadets became lieutenants and will go on to train as pilots, operations and maintenance officers in Afghanistan's new air service.

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