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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Gates met with the country's top military leaders and his Pakistani counterpart to discuss the United States' Afghanistan policy and other issues of mutual interests.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Gates met with the country's top military leaders and his Pakistani counterpart to discuss the United States' Afghanistan policy and other issues of mutual interests.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Gates met with the country's top military leaders and his Pakistani counterpart to discuss the United States' Afghanistan policy and other issues of mutual interests.

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