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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai meets U.S. Navy sailors in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 11, 2008. Karzai visited the ship to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Navy conducts operations at sea.

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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai meets U.S. Navy sailors in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 11, 2008. Karzai visited the ship to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Navy conducts operations at sea.

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