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In this image made from TV footage, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul on Tuesday July 20, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment for Afghan police and soldiers to take charge of security throughout the nation by 2014 and urged his international partners to spend their money on Afghan priorities, not short-term projects. (AP Photo/RTV via APTN)

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In this image made from TV footage, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, delivers his speech at an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul on Tuesday July 20, 2010. Karzai on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment for Afghan police and soldiers to take charge of security throughout the nation by 2014 and urged his international partners to spend their money on Afghan priorities, not short-term projects. (AP Photo/RTV via APTN)

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An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of a suicide bomibng in Kandahar city, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. A suicide bomber struck hiding explosives in a cart topped with bottles of juice for sale, Afghan officials. Two civilians were injured in the blast. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division searches an Afghan villager during a foot patrol towards COB Nolan, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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U.S. Army soldiers from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, climb over a mud wall during a patrol towards COB Nolan, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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U.S. Army soldiers from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division arrive at COB Nolan after a foot patrol, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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A U.S. Army soldier touches the helmet of Pfc. Brandon King, from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, who was killed July 14 at COP Nolan, during a memorial service at Combat Outpost Terra Nova in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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U.S. Army soldiers fire their rifles during a memorial service for Pfc. Brandon King, from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, who was killed on July 14 at COB Nolan, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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A U.S. Army soldier holds a U.S. flag next to a portrait of Pfc. Brandon King, from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, who was killed July 14 at COB Nolan, during a memorial service at Combat Outpost Terra Nova in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to troops during a stop at Camp Casey on July 20, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Gates, who will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Gates' counterpart Kim Tae-young, greeted troops from the 1st Heavy Brigade and the 210 Fires Brigade. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, pool)

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A photo provided by the Defense Department shows Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaking to Army Gen. Walter L. "Skip" Sharp, commander of U.S. Combined Forces Command and commander of U.S. Forces Korea, on board a helicopter to Camp Casey in South Korea to speak with U.S. and Korean troops, Tuesday July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Cherie Cullen)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates waves as he departs after meeting with soldiers during a stop at Camp Casey on July 20, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Gates greeted troops from the 1st Heavy Brigade and the 210 Fires Brigade and presented each one with a Secretary of Defense challange coin. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, pool)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to troops during a stop at Camp Casey on July 20, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Gates, who will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Gates' counterpart Kim Tae-young, greeted troops from the 1st Heavy Brigade and the 210 Fires Brigade. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, pool)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to troops during a stop at Camp Casey near the demilitarized zone with North Korea on July 20, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Gates, who will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Gates' counterpart Kim Tae-young, greeted troops from the 1st Heavy Brigade and the 210 Fires Brigade. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, pool)

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In this image made from TV footage, Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers his speech at an international conference on Afghanistan's future in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday July 20, 2010. Mr. Karzai reaffirmed his commitment for Afghan police and soldiers to take charge of security throughout the nation by 2014 and urged his international partners to spend their money on Afghan priorities, not short-term projects. (AP Photo/RTV via APTN)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron's first visit to the White House will include discussions on the war in Afghanistan and whether BP, the company responsible for the Gulf oil spill, played a part in the release of the Lockerbie bomber, who killed 270 people, mostly Americans. (Associated Press)