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With Karzai's Victory, Security Must Take Precedence

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, shown during a news conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday, has been named the official winner of the Aug. 20 election. Full Article at NPR

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  1. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 23: An Afghan woman tries to keep warm while waiting in line at a CARE food distribution aimed at widows November 23, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  2. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 22: Members of the medical team from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital bring a wounded American soldier from a helicopter to the trauma unit at Sunday Olawande Memorial Hospital on forward operating base Salerno November 22, 2009 in Khost, Afghanistan.
  3. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: A soldier from Task Force Viper performs post-flight procedures on a Blackhawk helicopter at the forward operating base (FOB) Camp Salerno November 21, 2009 near Khost, Afghanistan.
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: Afghan military and police stand guard at the scene of a rocket attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul that injured four people November 21, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. WOOTTON BASSETT, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Friends and family including the Queen's senior footman, Fraser Marlton-Thomas and brother of Corporal Loren Marlton-Thomas (R) react as the hearse carrying his coffin passes mourners lining the High Street on November 20, 2009 in Wootton Bassett, England.
  6. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 20: Afghan actress Trena Amiri, 22, poses during the filming of the soap opera 'Love and Old Age' November 20, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Trena has been acting for two years and gets paid from $50 up to $300 depending on whether it's a TV show or movie production.
  7. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband listens during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul on November 20, 2009.
  8. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference as U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stands nearby, at the U.S. embassy on November 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  9. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 18: Actor Ralf Moeller is pictured during a short press conference at Bendlerblock on November 18, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  10. BRATISLAVA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, Speaker of the Slovenian National Assembly, France Cukjati and Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag Per Westerberg during a meeting at the Slovak Parliament (NR SR) building on November 18, 2009, in Bratislava,...

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  4. Abdullah Abdullah
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