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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is surrounded by troops as he poses with them for photos after a town hall meeting with U.S. and coalition forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan to visit with U.S. and coalition forces and to meet with key government officials.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is surrounded by troops.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is surrounded by troops as he poses with them for photos after a town hall meeting with U.S. and coalition forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan to visit with U.S. and coalition forces and to meet with key government officials.

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