U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter meet with Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, third from left foreground, and Afghan Interior Minister Gen. Bismullah Muhammadi Khan, fourth from left foreground, at the Pentagon, April 10, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Pentagon Chief, Afghans Discuss U.S. Role After 2014 -- Defense News
WASHINGTON — U.S. and Afghan defense chiefs discussed the future of American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, with both sides calling for a long-term security partnership.
U.S. Defense Leon Panetta hosted Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi at the Pentagon on April 10, two days after Washington and Kabul signed a deal putting Afghans in charge of controversial night raids, removing a major obstacle to a security pact governing the U.S. military’s future presence beyond 2014.
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