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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to multinational troops at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2008. Rice spoke briefly to the troops and praised the multinational efforts in Afghanistan. "You are contributing to the security of the Afghan people, your own people, and the world," she said.

MULTINATIONAL PRAISE

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to multinational troops at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2008. Rice spoke briefly to the troops and praised the multinational efforts in Afghanistan. "You are contributing to the security of the Afghan people, your own people, and the world," she said.

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