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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, deputy commanding general for Operations for Combined Joint Task Force-82, speaks via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon, June 26, 2007, providing an update on ongoing security and stability operations in Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN BRIEFING

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, deputy commanding general for Operations for Combined Joint Task Force-82, speaks via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon, June 26, 2007, providing an update on ongoing security and stability operations in Afghanistan.

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