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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, current commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John R. Allen, the forces' future commander, at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2011.

KABUL CONVERSATION

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, current commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John R. Allen, the forces' future commander, at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2011.

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