HOUSE ARMED SEVICES ON SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN
Commander of the Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the status and security of Afghanistan, in Washington on June 28, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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