U.S. Sec. of State Gates meets Afghan President Karzai in Kabul

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) holds a press conference with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace December 8, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gates is on a week-long trip to Afghanistan one week after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that 30,000 United States troops will head to Afghanistan. UPI/Hossein Fatemi