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Afghan Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, left, chief of the General Staff of the Afghan army, 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.

Afghan Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, left, chief of the General Staff of the Afghan army, 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.

Afghan Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, left, chief of the General Staff of the Afghan army, 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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