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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta salutes as he walks off of his plane after arriving at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta salutes as he walks off of his plane after arriving at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)