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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs the Afghan Defense Ministery welcome book while Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak looks on at the ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010.

WELCOME BOOK

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs the Afghan Defense Ministery welcome book while Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak looks on at the ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010.

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