US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, centre, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband pose together during a joint press conference at the Presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday Feb. 7, 2008. Rice was on the visit with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband. Rice said Thursday the Afghan government must meet its responsibilities in fighting a resurgent Taliban as the United States and Britain lead an effort to boost the number of NATO combat forces. In a show of unity, Rice was making the point as she and David Miliband got a firsthand look at the front lines of the NATO-led fight against insurgents in Kandahar, visiting an alliance airfield in this former Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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