Air Force Lt. Col. John C. Chong, the commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team PaktIa, gestures while speaking during a meeting with Dr. Nazdana Paktiawal, the director of public health for Paktia province, in Gardez, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2013. Chong and Paktiawal discussed the annual budget for medical supplies, women's rights, and the elimination of violence against women. ( Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter/Released) PRT Paktia visits Gardez 130220-A-CW939-083

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