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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, answers a reporter’s question during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 13, 2012. Panetta and Karzai met earlier to discuss regional security items of interest to both nations.

Secretary Panetta answers a reporter’s question during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, answers a reporter’s question during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 13, 2012. Panetta and Karzai met earlier to discuss regional security items of interest to both nations.

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