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Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Commander, International Security Assistance Force, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the situation in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has threatened to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan if a new security agreement is not signed by the end of the year, but there is no legal reason the U.S. has to resort to the "zero option," as administration officials have repeatedly claimed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Bushmaster ACR was made in USA in 2006 and was used in Afghanistan. It works on gas piston and rotating bolt. It has a muzzle velocity of 990 m/s and has an effective range of 500m with a 30 round magazine.
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Firing away: Marines have special operations forces in Afghanistan to train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. A Pentagon budget review notes significant stress on teams of commandos with multiple tough deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps)
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** FILE ** A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 34th Expeditionary Squadron flies a combat patrol over Afghanistan on Dec. 10, 2008. (Image: Department of Defense)
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In this Wednesday, March, 5, 2014 photo, Afghan female boxers exercise during a practice session at the Kabul Stadium boxing club, Afghanistan. The women, who are 18 and older, don’t have much more than determination, and a trainer who runs them through their paces, watches as they spar, corrects their technique, tells them when to jab, how to protect themselves, when to power through with a left and then a right. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
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In this Wednesday, March, 5, 2014 photo, Afghan female boxers practice at the Kabul Stadium boxing club, Afghanistan. The women, who are 18 and older, don’t have much more than determination, and a trainer who runs them through their paces, watches as they spar, corrects their technique, tells them when to jab, how to protect themselves, when to power through with a left and then a right. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
