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Afghan soldiers listen via translators to U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta's speech at a town hall meeting on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 14, 2012. Panetta spoke to more than 200 U.S., Afghan and coalition troops during the visit.

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Afghan soldiers listen via translators to U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta's speech at a town hall meeting on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 14, 2012. Panetta spoke to more than 200 U.S., Afghan and coalition troops during the visit.

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