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Pakistani policemen display pictures of arrested Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants to the media in Karachi on March 20, 2010. Pakistan police arrested three Taliban militants planning 'big terror attacks' amid a wave of violence engulfing the financial hub Karachi, the force said. Taliban
An Afghan refugee family who fled war in neighboring Afghanistan gets ready to go back their homeland at UNHCR repatriation center in Peshawar, Pakstan on Monday, March 22, 2010. Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 20: Houses stand for miles in the cityscape of Kabul from the summit of the Bala Hissar, an ancient fortress overlooking Kabul March 20, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The fortress, originally built around the 5th century AD, has housed a successive series of kings and conquerors over the centuries, and was heavily used by British forces during their ill-fated 19th century military occupations of Afghanistan. In most cities an edifice with the history of the Bala Hissar would be a popular tourist attraction; in war-torn Kabul it sits mostly ignored on a hill overlooking the city, overgrown with weeds and used mostly as a communications tower, while being guarded intermittently by small detachment of Afghan Army soldiers. Kabul
A Soldier of the Pakistan army teaches local children in Ghulam Khan in the troubled Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan along the Afghanistan border, Saturday, Feb 17, 2007. Pakistan's wild tribal belt has been a refuge for Taliban and al-Qaida militants since the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the hardline militia from Afghanistan at the end of 2001. But over the past year, an alarming escalation in violence has raised concern on whether Pakistan is doing enough to contain the insurgents. Pakistan
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels, Monday March 22, 2010. NATO
WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the health care reform legislation March 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The proposed legislation has become the signature piece of Obama's domestic policy agenda and has eluded U.S. presidents dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Barack Obama
British actress Keira Knightley arrives in central London ahead of the Laurence Olivier theatre awards on March 21, 2010. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British theatre and are considered to be the theatre industry equivalent of the BAFTA Awards for television and film. London
A security officer stands alert during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, March 19, 2010. Violence erupted in the capital's outskirts when police tried to fight a mob of students protesting the hike in public transport fares. Islamabad
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) and Slovakia's Minister of Defense Jaroslav Baska walk past an honour guard on March 17, 2010 on the steps of the Pentagon before meeting in Washington, DC. Robert Gates
Fugitive Afghan rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is seen in this photo grab from a video received by Associated Press Television in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 8, 2007. Hekmatyar told The Associated Press his forces have ended cooperation with the Taliban and suggested that he was open to talks with embattled President Hamid Karzai. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 8: US and NATO forces in Afghanistan Commander Gen, Stanley McChrystal (R) and NATO Ambassador Mark Sedwill (L) give a press briefing March 8, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates has flown into the Afghan capital on an unannounced visit, warning of 'hard fighting' still ahead despite signs of progress in the eight-year war against Taliban insurgents. Stanley A. McChrystal
WASHINGTON - MARCH 21: Seven-year-old Luis Leon from Chicago and other protestors participate in a 'March For America' demonstration calling for immigration reform March 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. According to the organizers of the 'March for America' hundreds of groups from almost every state are taking part to march for immigration reform from the National Mall to RFK Stadium. Chicago
Richard Holbrooke, right, U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan holds talks with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, left and other Pakistani office staff members, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Holbrooke is meeting with Pakistani officials to discuss bilateral issues regarding security and the war against terrorism. Richard Holbrooke
Celtic legends pose for a picture after winning the Dubai Football 7'S 2010 in the Gulf emirate on March 13, 2010. The green and white hoops of Celtic Legends triumphed at the inaugural Emirates Airline Dubai Football 7s, with an emphatic 3-2 Golden Goal victory against favourites AC Milan, while in the professionals final, Greek side Olympiacos defeated Leeds United by 2-0. Dubai
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gesturing as he gives an interview to US journalist Fareed Zakaria (R) at the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on September 20, 2009. Fareed Zakaria
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
An Afghan farmer prays at sundown in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 17, 2010. Thousands of US Marines, NATO and Afghan soldiers have massed in the Marjah region of the Helmand River valley ahead of a planned operation to eradicate Taliban militants who along with drug traffickers hold sway there. Helmand Province

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CORRECTING DATE Afghan men hold placards portraying President Hamid Karzai and late Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud as they attend a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE Afghan men hold placards portraying President Hamid Karzai and late Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud as they attend a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman (L) holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman (L) holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai (L) as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai (L) as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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Afghan men hold placards portraying President Hamid Karzai and late Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud as they attend a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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Afghan men hold placards portraying President Hamid Karzai and late Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud as they attend a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) attends a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) attends a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers his speech during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers his speech during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with a graduating officer during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.

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"I do not think that India has been squeezed out. I think India is playing a stellar role in rebuilding Afghanistan which has been acknowledged by the people of Afghanistan and by the legitimate government of Afghanistan, and that..."


S.M. Krishna Mar 21 2010 7:07 AM from DNA India

"We have a very broad and complex agenda in these talks... and we're going to listen carefully to whatever the Pakistanis say"


Richard Holbrooke Mar 20 2010 6:13 PM from Rantburg

"If we have a strategic dialogue in our country, we're going to include the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or some other representative. So we are very pleased that General Kayani is part of this delegation. We think that..."


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CORRECTING DATE Afghan men hold placards portraying President Hamid Karzai and late Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud as they attend a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE Afghan men hold placards portraying President Hamid Karzai and late Mujahideen leader Ahmed Shah Massoud as they attend a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman (L) holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman (L) holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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CORRECTING DATE An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai (L) as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai (L) as Afghans gather to watch a ceremony for the solar-based New Year's or Nauruz celebrations at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali.

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