Gates Tours Afghanistan

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates enters the headquarters of NATO's International Security Assistance Force on Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and U.S. Gen. Dan K. McNeill, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, right, discuss defense issues during a joint video teleconference with outlying provinces in Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates departs the the headquarters of NATO's International Security Assistance Force for a tour of Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, talks with Gen. Bismullah Khan, chief of Afghan Defense, during a tour of the Kabul Miitary Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, delivers remarks during a tour of the Kabul Miitary Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks on a Kabul flightline area en route to the Khowst province during a recent trip to Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, walks through the streets of Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Members of an honor cordon from the Afghan National Security Forces salute Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a question during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a question during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Afghan President Hamid Karzai answers a question at the end of a joint press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Afghan forces train on AK-47 laser sights at the Kabul Military Training Center while Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tours the facility near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates takes a tour of the Kabul Military Training Center in Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and members of his delegation take off from Kabul International Airport aboard a Black Hawk helicopter en route to Khowst province during a trip to Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison