![]() Coburn, 47, and Azizullah Azizyar, 33, worked side by side for months as top-ranking commanders in their respective militaries, bound by a mission to build up enough Afghan battalions to keep the Taliban at bay as the U.S. military base dedicated to training the Afghan National Army’s most elite fighters. ![]() The last time the two men had seen each other was in Kabul, more than a year earlier at Camp Commando, a U.S. Waiting at the terminal, the retired Green Beret wondered if his Afghan friend would still recognize him with his new beard and without the military buzz cut. ![]() He had his wife's SUV – his truck wouldn't have enough space – and he'd arranged to borrow two car seats. ![]() – A mix of apprehension, anticipation and exhaustion coursed through Matt Coburn’s 6-foot-1-inch frame as he made the 30-minute drive from his house to the Harrisburg airport.
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