WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and US President George W. Bush (2nd-L) participate in a Video Teleconference with United States Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development Team Representatives, and Afghan Governors September 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. They are joined by (3rd L-R) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Cheifs Of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House September 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush and Karzai were expected to discuss security and the increasing violence in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House September 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush and Karzai were expected to discuss security and the increasing violence in Afghanistan.
President Bush, center, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, shaks hands during a video teleconference with U.S. Provincial Reconstruction team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives, and Afghan governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Washington. On the right is Sec. of Defense Robert Gates.
President Bush, center, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, sit in the Roosevelt Room at the White House during a video teleconference with U.S. Provincial Reconstruction team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives, and Afghanistan governors Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Washington. On the right is Sec. of Defense Robert Gates.
President Bush, center, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, sit in the Roosevelt Room at the White House during a video teleconference with U.S. Provincial Reconstruction team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives, and Afghanistan governors Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Washington. On the right is Sec. of Defense Robert Gates.
President Bush, right, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, sin the Roosevelt Room at the White House during a video teleconference with U.S. Provincial Reconstruction team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives, and Afghistanan governors Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Washington.
President Bush, center, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, sit in the Roosevelt Room at the White House during a video teleconference with U.S. Provincial Reconstruction team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development Team Representatives, and Afghan Governors in the Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Washington. On the right is Sec. of Defense Robert Gates.
US President George W. Bush (2nd L) speaks alongside Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L), US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen (2nd R) and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (R), during a video teleconference with US Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives and Afghan Governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, September 26, 2008.
US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) during a video teleconference with US Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives and Afghan Governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2008.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) speaks alongside US President George W. Bush (C) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a video teleconference with US Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives and Afghan Governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, September 26, 2008.
US President George W. Bush (C) speaks alongside Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) during a video teleconference with US Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders, National Guard Agriculture Development team representatives and Afghan Governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2008.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai addresses the 63rd annual session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters September 24, 2008 in New York City. World leaders are gathering in New York for this year's general debate devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action which concerns the needs of developing countries.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai addresses the 63rd annual session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters September 24, 2008 in New York City. World leaders are gathering in New York for this year's general debate devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action which concerns the needs of developing countries.