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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, right, commander of U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, center, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, meet at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, right, commander of U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, center, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, meet at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, right, commander of U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, center, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, meet at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012.

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