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Photos: A survivor in Afghanistan

A soldier salutes as the coffin of Anne Smedinghoff, 25, is carried from St. Luke's Church in River Forest, Ill., on April 17, 2013, after her funeral service.

A soldier salutes as the coffin of Anne Smedinghoff, 25, is carried from St. Luke’s Church in River Forest, Ill., on April 17, 2013, after her funeral service.  (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

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Seven months after being injured in a suicide car bombing, Abbas Kamwand was back at his desk at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, where he continues to serve as the only Afghan-born spokesman for America’s longest war.

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