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President George W. Bush gives the thumbs-up after Air Force One landed at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. The five-hour surprise visit included a meeting with Afghan President Karzai, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the U.S. Embassy, and a visit to the troops at Bagram. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush gives the thumbs-up after Air Force One landed at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. The five-hour surprise visit included a meeting with Afghan President Karzai, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the U.S. Embassy, and a visit to the troops at Bagram. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush poses for photos with U.S. and Coalition troops Wednesday, March 1, 2006, during a stopover at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, prior to his visit to India and Pakistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush wave to an audience of U.S. and Coalition troops, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, upon their arrival to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets and thanks a group of U.S. and Coalition troops, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, during a visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, where President Bush thanked the troops for their service in defense of freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs.Laura Bush appears before an audience of U.S. and Coalition troops, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, during a visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, where President George W. Bush thanked the troops for their service in defense of freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs. Laura Bush greets U.S. and Coalition troops Wednesday, March 1, 2006, during a stopover at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, prior to the President and Mrs. Bush visiting India and Pakistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
U.S. and Coalition troops cheer and take photos Wednesday, March 1, 2006, during an appearance by President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush addresses U.S. and Coalition troops Wednesday, March 1, 2006, during a stopover at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, prior to his visit to India and Pakistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, right, cut the ceremonial ribbon, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, to dedicate the new U.S. Embassy Building in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Bush is joined by Mrs. Laura Bush; U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai shake hands after cutting the ceremonial ribbon, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, to dedicate the new U.S. Embassy Building in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Karzai thanked President Bush and the American people for their continued support to the Afghan people. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush waves as he stands with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Mrs. Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during welcoming ceremonies Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Kabul. White House photo by Eric Draper
Women stand outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush made a surprise visit to the city and presided over a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the embassy before continuing their trip to India. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs. Laura Bush greets a welcoming delegation of women, Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at the dedication of the new U.S. Embassy Building in Kabul, Afghanistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert applaud Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during an address to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. The Prime Minister’s speech to the joint session was part of a three-day visit to Washington that included a visit to the White House, where he met with President George W. Bush and discussed Italy’s continued allied relationship with the US in the global war on terror. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush is welcomed to India by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh upon Air Force One's arrival Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The President and First Lady are scheduled to spend three days in the country before flying to Pakistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush stand with flowers presented upon their arrival Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport where they were greeted by India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and his wife, Gursharan Kaur. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan hold a press availability Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Kabul during a stop en route to India. President Bush told President Karzai that he hoped "the people of Afghanistan understand that as democracy takes hold, you're inspiring others. And that inspiration will cause others to demand their freedom." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan share a working lunch Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul during a stop by President Bush en route to India. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush gives the thumbs-up after Air Force One landed at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. The five-hour surprise visit included a meeting with Afghan President Karzai, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the U.S. Embassy, and a visit to the troops at Bagram. White House photo by Eric Draper
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiles at Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, as he gestures in response to a warm welcome given by members of a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush gestures as he speaks during a press availability Wednesday, March 1, 2006, with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. "One of the messages I want to say to the people of Afghanistan," President Bush said, " is it's our country's pleasure and honor to be involved with the future of this country." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai talk Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in the Presidential Palace in Kabul. President and Mrs. Bush made the surprise five-hour stop in Afghanistan en route to India. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is accompanied by Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul after President and Mrs. Bush landed in Afghanistan for a brief visit en route to India. During their five-hour stop, they participated in a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the U.S. Embassy and visited with troops at Bagram Air Base north of the city. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets members of President Hamid Karzai's government upon his arrival for a working lunch at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan appear together Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afganistan. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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