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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter meet with Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, left foreground, and Afghan Interior Minister Gen. Bismullah Muhammadi Khan, second from left foreground, at the Pentagon, April 10, 2012.

DEFENSE MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter meet with Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, left foreground, and Afghan Interior Minister Gen. Bismullah Muhammadi Khan, second from left foreground, at the Pentagon, April 10, 2012.

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