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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld expresses his strong feelings concerning the importance of the recent second-ever democratic election held in Afghanistan during a Pentagon press briefing on Sept. 20, 2005.

Secretary Rumsfeld expresses his strong feelings concerning the importance of the second-ever democratic election held in Afghanistan.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld expresses his strong feelings concerning the importance of the recent second-ever democratic election held in Afghanistan during a Pentagon press briefing on Sept. 20, 2005.

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