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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, right, meets with Sartaj Aziz, the advisor to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs and National Security as he visits Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sept. 16, 2013. Carter is on a weeklong trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to meet with senior leaders and troops deployed to the region.

Deputy Secretary Carter meets with Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, right, meets with Sartaj Aziz, the advisor to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs and National Security as he visits Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sept. 16, 2013. Carter is on a weeklong trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to meet with senior leaders and troops deployed to the region.

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