Abdul Haris Hamdard sits in his Folsom apartment with daughters Selsela, left, and Sonia, and his wife, Shazia, right. Hamdard translated for U.S. forces in Afghanistan and had other dangerous jobs.
Abdul Haris Hamdard sits in his Folsom apartment with daughters Selsela, left, and Sonia, and his wife, Shazia, right. Hamdard translated for U.S. forces in Afghanistan and had other dangerous jobs.
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FILE - In this April 18, 2012, file photo Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., head of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both Feinstein, and the Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday May 6, 2012, that the Taliban have only grown in strength since the 2010 deployment of 33,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Their statements run counter to President Barack Obama's declaration last week in Afghanistan that the U.S. had “broke the Taliban's momentum.”
FILE - In this April 18, 2012, file photo Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., head of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both Feinstein, and the Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday May 6, 2012, that the Taliban have only grown in strength since the 2010 deployment of 33,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Their statements run counter to President Barack Obama's declaration last week in Afghanistan that the U.S. had “broke the Taliban's momentum.”
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President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, who received the Medal of Honor last year for tossing aside a live grenade and saving the lives of fellow Army Rangers in Afghanistan.
President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, who received the Medal of Honor last year for tossing aside a live grenade and saving the lives of fellow Army Rangers in Afghanistan.
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Paul Sommers, left, instructs a class of U.S. service members on proper tree pruning in Fresno recently. Troops from around the country are learning something about Afghanistan's agriculture in preparation for deployment there. The Valley and Afghanistan share agroclimatic features.
Paul Sommers, left, instructs a class of U.S. service members on proper tree pruning in Fresno recently. Troops from around the country are learning something about Afghanistan's agriculture in preparation for deployment there. The Valley and Afghanistan share agroclimatic features.
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| indystar.com
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