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U.S. President Barack Obama and Retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, national security advisor, meet with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and other officials at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, March 28, 2010.

AT THE PALACE

U.S. President Barack Obama and Retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, national security advisor, meet with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and other officials at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, March 28, 2010.

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