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The president of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmonov, welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to Dushanbe prior to their meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest, July 10, 2006.

Rumsfeld Visits Tajikistan

The president of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmonov, welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to Dushanbe prior to their meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest, July 10, 2006.

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