Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (center) and his Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasul (left) meet Wednesday with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, ahead of Mr. Karzai’s talks with President Obama on Friday. (Associated Press)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) extends her hand to Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul during a press briefing following their meeting at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
