US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke (L) speaks with France's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, during a press conference on September 2, 2009 in Paris. Western troops cannot leave Afghanistan until the region has been made secure, French Bernard Kouchner said after a meeting with international envoys.'We want to bring our decisive support to the Afghan population, with projects linked to agriculture, health, and education,' Kouchner said after talks with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke and counterparts from 25 other countries and organisations. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke (L) speaks with France's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, during a press conference on September 2, 2009 in Paris. Western troops cannot leave Afghanistan until the region has been made secure, French Bernard Kouchner said after a meeting with international envoys.'We want to bring our decisive support to the Afghan population, with projects linked to agriculture, health, and education,' Kouchner said after talks with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke and counterparts from 25 other countries and organisations.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  2. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 18: Richard Holbrooke (R), special U.S envoy to Afghanisitan and Pakistan, talks on the phone before the arrival of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on November 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S Secretary of State. Clinton will meet with Afghan President Karzai before he officially starts his second term of office.
  3. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is flanked by General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. and NATO military chief in Afghanistan (L), U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke (C) and U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry (2nd R) upon her arrival at Kabul airport November 18, 2009. Clinton arrived in Afghanistan for her first visit as America's top diplomat, on the eve President Hamid Karzai's inauguration after a fraud-tainted election.

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  1. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. General Stanley McChrystal (L), head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, arrives at the Kabul International airport before the arrival of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on November 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S Secretary of State. Clinton will meet with Afghan President Karzai before he officially starts his second term of office.
  2. US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke (L) speaks with France's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, during a press conference on September 2, 2009 in Paris. Western troops cannot leave Afghanistan until the region has been made secure, French Bernard Kouchner said after a meeting with international envoys.'We want to bring our decisive support to the Afghan population, with projects linked to agriculture, health, and education,' Kouchner said after talks with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke and counterparts from 25 other countries and organisations.
  3. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, speaks during a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, and the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Holbrooke and 26 other international envoys face a touchy task in meetings Wednesday in Paris: how to rescue their costly effort to rebuild Afghanistan, after elections marred by alleged fraud and amid mounting bloodshed.
  4. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, right, at a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Holbrooke and 26 other international envoys face a touchy task in meetings Wednesday in Paris: how to rescue their costly effort to rebuild Afghanistan, after elections marred by alleged fraud and amid mounting bloodshed.
  5. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, right, speaks during a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Holbrooke and 26 other international envoys face a touchy task in meetings Wednesday in Paris: how to rescue their costly effort to rebuild Afghanistan, after elections marred by alleged fraud and amid mounting bloodshed.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke chats with members of the media after a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  9. France's Foreign and European Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 7, 2009 in Paris.
  10. France's Foreign and European Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner addresses journalists as he leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 7, 2009 in Paris.
  11. France's Foreign and European Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner addresses journalists as he leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 7, 2009 in Paris.
  12. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner looks on during his meeting with human rights advocates and activists of remedial fund 'Memorial' in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  13. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner departs from his meeting with human rights advocates and activists of remedial fund 'Memorial' in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  14. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) talks during his meeting with human rights advocates and activists of remedial fund 'Memorial' in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  15. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (2nd L) talks during his meeting with journalists of 'Novaya Gazeta' where assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya use to work, in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  16. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner points to the portrait of assassinated Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, during his meeting with journalists of 'Novaya Gazeta' where Politkovskaya use to work in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.

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