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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Afghan Interior Minister Besmillah Khan Mohammadi, left, far side of table, and, Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, right, participate in the first of what officials expect to be regular U.S.-Afghanistan meetings to sustain a long-term military-to-military relationship at the Pentagon, Feb. 23, 2011. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, foreground, hosted the event. Several senior advisors joined Gates and journalists covered the opening statements.

U.S.-AFGHAN FORUM

Afghan Interior Minister Besmillah Khan Mohammadi, left, far side of table, and, Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, right, participate in the first of what officials expect to be regular U.S.-Afghanistan meetings to sustain a long-term military-to-military relationship at the Pentagon, Feb. 23, 2011. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, foreground, hosted the event. Several senior advisors joined Gates and journalists covered the opening statements.

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