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Afghan soldiers show their skills during their graduation ceremony in Herat, Afghanistan, 28 July 2019. Some 1000 soldiers and officers graduated from a three-month military course and commissioned to the West of country army. Since the NATO combat mission ended in January 2015, the insurgents have been gaining ground in various parts of Afghanistan and currently control, influence or are fighting the government in least 43 per cent of the country, according to the US. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)
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