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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter walks through an honor cordon at the Afghan Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2012. Carter is in Afghanistan meeting with NATO leadership as well as Afghan leaders.

HONOR CORDON

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter walks through an honor cordon at the Afghan Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2012. Carter is in Afghanistan meeting with NATO leadership as well as Afghan leaders.

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