U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, second right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, right, and the head of NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen, third right, upon his arrival at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, June 7, 2012. Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for the troop drawdown, even as violence spiked in the south. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)
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