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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a briefing with Brig. Gen. Patrick White of Regional Command South during the final day of his trip to Afghanistan to visit with troops and receive briefs on progress at the at Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a briefing with Brig. Gen. Patrick White of Regional Command South during the final day of his trip to Afghanistan to visit with troops and receive briefs on progress at the at Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013.

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