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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2008 – The war on terror, particularly in Afghanistan , has put the United States and its allies and partners to the test as they strive to apply both “soft-” and “hard-power” capabilities to ward off violent extremism, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here tonight. “Afghanistan is the test, on the grandest scale, of wha...