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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens as U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, speaks during a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011.

KABUL CONVERSATION

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens as U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, speaks during a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011.

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