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Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, right, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan, commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan 10, 2009. Biden received a brief from McKiernan and thanked the troops for their service.

BIDEN IN KABUL

Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, right, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan, commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan 10, 2009. Biden received a brief from McKiernan and thanked the troops for their service.

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