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KABUL, Afghanistan (August 19, 2018) U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, walks with Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai, Director of the National Security Directorate, prior to the start of an Afghanistan Independence Day ceremony at the Ministry of Defense Aug. 19, 2018, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sharida Jackson)