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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center right, delivers opening remarks for the first of what officials expect to be regular U.S.-Afghanistan meetings to sustain a long-term relationship with the country and its security forces at the Pentagon, Feb. 23, 2011. Afghan Interior Minister Besmillah Khan Mohammadi, left, and Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, second from left, attended the meeting. Journalists covered the opening remarks from Gates and Wardak.

OPENING REMARKS

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center right, delivers opening remarks for the first of what officials expect to be regular U.S.-Afghanistan meetings to sustain a long-term relationship with the country and its security forces at the Pentagon, Feb. 23, 2011. Afghan Interior Minister Besmillah Khan Mohammadi, left, and Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, second from left, attended the meeting. Journalists covered the opening remarks from Gates and Wardak.

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