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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and I Corps, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. Panetta arrived at Kabul International Airport and is scheduled to visit with Afghan leaders, including the Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and I Corps, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. Panetta arrived at Kabul International Airport and is scheduled to visit with Afghan leaders, including the Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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