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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai signs the guestbook as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta looks on before they convene a working lunch at the Pentagon, Jan. 10, 2013.

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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai signs the guestbook as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta looks on before they convene a working lunch at the Pentagon, Jan. 10, 2013.

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