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Panetta slams Karzai for criticizing American troops

Panetta said Afghanistan leader Hamid Karzai should be thankful instead of critical.

Leon Panetta makes unplanned visit to Afghanistan over troop withdrawal

Leon Panetta landed in Afghanistan Wednesday to check on the US military's pullout.

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listens as he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey (out of frame) conduct a Pentagon press conference September 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. Panetta slammed Hamid Karzai this week over his comments about the US military presence in Afghanistan.

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