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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and his delegation to Fort Campbell, Ky., upon their arrival for a visit with the 101st Airborne Division, May 14, 2010. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied Gates and Karzai.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and his delegation to Fort Campbell, Ky., upon their arrival for a visit with the 101st Airborne Division, May 14, 2010. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied Gates and Karzai.

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