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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta shakes hands with President Hamid Karzai at a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2011. Panetta stated that the U.S. is committed to working with the Afghan government to produce a free and independent country.

Secretary Panetta shakes hands with President Hamid Karzai.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta shakes hands with President Hamid Karzai at a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2011. Panetta stated that the U.S. is committed to working with the Afghan government to produce a free and independent country.

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