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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, rear left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl. W. Eikenberry, right, and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, right rear, during a meeting on Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2010.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, rear left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl. W. Eikenberry, right, and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, right rear, during a meeting on Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2010.

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