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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 24, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 24, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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