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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, meets with NATO defense ministers and representatives from non-NATO nations that contribute to the International Security Assistance Force to discuss Afghanistan operations during a summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Oct. 6, 2011.

NATO SUMMIT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, meets with NATO defense ministers and representatives from non-NATO nations that contribute to the International Security Assistance Force to discuss Afghanistan operations during a summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Oct. 6, 2011.

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