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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan to meet with key government officials and visit with U.S. and coalition forces.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan to meet with key government officials and visit with U.S. and coalition forces.

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