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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, during a meeting with Canadian and Russian ice hockey stars and veterans at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. (Associated Press)

MERRY: Retire the ‘reset’ with Russia

By E. Wayne Merry - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti (left) and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (Associated Press)

Karzai, Taliban frustrate U.S. mission in Afghanistan

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (left) meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Ismail, Pool)

Afghan President Karzai tells NATO to pull back

By Amir Shah and Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican

GOP, Dems urge U.S. to ‘stick to plan’ in Afghanistan

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

U.S. shooting suspect flown out of Afghanistan

By Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

Afghan villagers pray during a ceremony on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, for the victims of Sunday's killing of 16 civilians allegedly by a U.S. soldier in Panjwai, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghan official: Video shows soldier surrendering

By Heidi Vogt and Mirwais Khan - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers take positions during a graduation ceremony at a military training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

Panetta underscores commitment to Afghan mission

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta prepares to depart from Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on Monday, March 12, 2012, on a trip to Central Asia. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

Panetta tells Afghans that U.S. remains committed

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

President Obama welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron during an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama and Cameron pledge to stay the course in Afghanistan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron attend the Mississippi Valley State-Western Kentucky basketball game in first-round NCAA tournament play on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cameron, Obama meeting on weighty issues

By Desmond Butler - Associated Press

World Briefs: Panetta tells Afghans U.S. remains committed

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Panetta awaiting plans to draw down Afghan surge

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

**FILE** A U.S. Predator drone (Associated Press)

Suspected U.S. drone strike kills 6 in northwest Pakistan

By Ishtiaq Mahsud - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta prepares to depart from Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on Monday, March 12, 2012, on a trip to Central Asia. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

Panetta seeks to boost support for Kyrgyzstan base

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

An Afghan security guard keeps watch Tuesday as villagers listen to a speech by an Afghan official. They are part of a delegation attending a prayer ceremony for civilian victims in a killing spree Sunday, possibly by a U.S. soldier, in Kandahar province. (Associated Press)

Taliban threaten to behead troops

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Afghans burn an effigy of U.S. President Obama during a protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, following Sunday's killing of civilians in Kandahar province. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban fire on Afghan officials at attack site

By Mirwais Khan - Associated Press

President Obama speaks March 13, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama: Afghan mission to proceed despite mass shooting

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

An Afghan policeman stands guard as a partner searches a taxi passenger at a police checkpoint after Sunday's killing of civilians allegedly by a U.S. soldier in Kandahar province, south of Kabul. An Afghan youth recounted Monday a terrifying scene in his home as a lone gunman moved stealthily through it on a killing spree. (Associated Press)

Afghans demand swift trial in civilian killings

By Kristina Wong and Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

U.S. Army and Afghan troops stand watch in a guard tower at their base in Panjwai, Afghanistan, in Kandahar province, on Sunday, March 11, 2012, after a U.S. Army sergeant allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians in nearby villages. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

ANALYSIS: Shootings complicate Afghanistan mission

By Anne Flaherty and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

An Afghan soldier speaks to civilians gathered outside a military base in Panjwai, Afghanistan, on Sunday, March 11, 2012, after a U.S. service member allegedly killed 16 Afghans, including nine children and three women. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghan witness recounts shooting rampage

By Mirwais Khan and Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press