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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2015. Carter also met with U.S. service members during his first trip to Afghanistan as secretary.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2015. Carter also met with U.S. service members during his first trip to Afghanistan as secretary.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2015. Carter also met with U.S. service members during his first trip to Afghanistan as secretary.

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