RICHARD BOUCHER TESTIFIES ON PAKISTAN AND AFGANISTAN IN WASHINGTON
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Washington on July 12, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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