Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement Team 8, and a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., plays with a little girl on the sidelines of a soccer match played by Marines, interpreters and Afghan National Security Forces after a recent children’s shura hosted aboard Forward Operating Base Jackson, Sangin district, Helmand province. Children’s shuras are hosted on FOB Jackson every Friday and are coordinated by FET-8, working alongside Afghan National Security Forces during the shuras. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Katherine Keleher) Female Engagement Team 8, Afghan membe

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Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement Team 8, and a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., plays with a little girl on the sidelines of a soccer match played by Marines, interpreters and Afghan National Security Forces after a recent children’s shura hosted aboard Forward Operating Base Jackson, Sangin district, Helmand province. Children’s shuras are hosted on FOB Jackson every Friday and are coordinated by FET-8, working alongside Afghan National Security Forces during the shuras. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Katherine Keleher) Female Engagement Team 8, Afghan members host childrenE28099s shura 021211-M-UK709-008

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