President Bush meets with Hamad Karzai in Washington

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and President George W. Bush participate in a Video Teleconference with United States Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development Team Representatives, and Afghan Governors in Washington on September 26, 2008. . They are joined by (l to r) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Cheifs Of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. (UPI Photo/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool)