American soldier suicide bombing kandahar panetta visit december 2012

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talks with Army Maj. Gen. Robert Abrams, (R) and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, (L) during a visit to Kandahar Airfield on December 13, 2013 Kandahar, Afghanistan. Secretary Panetta is meeting with Afghan president Hamid Karzai and top Afghan officials as the the U.S. look towards a decision on troop numbers once the U.S. led coalition ends in late 2014.