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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with Afghanistan's Minister of Interior Umar Daudzai as they meet at the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2013.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with Afghanistan's Minister of Interior Umar Daudzai as they meet at the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2013.

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