US Ambassador Stephen McFarland (left) during the closing ceremony of Provincial Reconstruction Team Gardez April 3, 2013 in Gardez, Afghanistan. A PRT is a military and civilian assistance program for rebuilding and stabilizing the local government. The closing was the first PRT to shut in Afghanistan after being established in January 2003 as the US winds down in Afghanistan.

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US Ambassador Stephen McFarland (left) during the closing ceremony of Provincial Reconstruction Team Gardez April 3, 2013 in Gardez, Afghanistan. A PRT is a military and civilian assistance program for rebuilding and stabilizing the local government. The closing was the first PRT to shut in Afghanistan after being established in January 2003 as the US winds down in Afghanistan.

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Location: Gardez, Afghanistan
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