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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta talks with Jennifer Griffin of Fox News in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. Griffin interviewed Panetta on a variety of issues, including the U.S.relationship with Pakistan and the planned drawdown of troops in Afghanistan by 2014.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta talks with Jennifer Griffin of Fox News in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. Griffin interviewed Panetta on a variety of issues, including the U.S.relationship with Pakistan and the planned drawdown of troops in Afghanistan by 2014.

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