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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Afghan President

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 28, 2017.

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