This Thursday, June 12, 2008 shows Afghan President Hamid Karzai as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He came to power billed as the world's best hope for a renaissance in Afghanistan after years of war and radical Islamic rule. Now, patience abroad with President Hamid Karzai is wearing thin, experts say. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, file)

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