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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, Joint Command commander of the International Security Assistance Force on the military side of Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. This was Dempsey's first visit to Regional Command Capital in Kabul since assuming command as chairman.

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, Joint Command commander of the International Security Assistance Force on the military side of Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. This was Dempsey's first visit to Regional Command Capital in Kabul since assuming command as chairman.

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