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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center left, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Simon Gass, center right, and Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, right, during a May 24, 2011, meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO photo

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center left, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Simon Gass, center right, and Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, right, during a May 24, 2011, meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO photo

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center left, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Simon Gass, center right, and Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, right, during a May 24, 2011, meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO photo

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