Sec. Rice and British Foreign Sec. Miliband visit Afghanistan

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband speak to multinational troops on Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan on February 7, 2008. Rice and Miliband are visiting the area to meet with troops, military leaders and top government officials. (UPI Photo/Steven Park/U.S. Navy)

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