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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, left, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and I Corps, right, after arriving at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. Panetta is scheduled to visit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan leaders.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, left, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and I Corps, right, after arriving at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. Panetta is scheduled to visit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan leaders.

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