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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.s defense leaders meet with the Afghan president at a long table.

Kabul Meeting

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Afghan presidential office building, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2018.

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