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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with a U.S. Army soldier at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2007. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and senior U.S military leaders deployed there.

Secretary Gates shakes hands with a U.S. Army soldier.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with a U.S. Army soldier at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2007. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and senior U.S military leaders deployed there.

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