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In Afghanistan, Laura Bush Urges Support

Posted Jun 8, 08 1:31 PM CDT in Politics,  World 

(Newser) – During an unannounced visit to Kabul today, Laura Bush urged the international community not to pull support from Afghanistan, highlighting successes in reconstruction and improved women’s rights, Reuters reports. The first lady's visit came even as Afghan, US, and NATO forces fight to contain a Taliban guerilla war in which the group and its al-Qaeda allies have vowed to increase suicide bombings to deter international aid to the country.

"We don't need to be intimidated by them," Bush said. "The international community can't drop Afghanistan now at this very crucial time."

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U.S. First lady Laura Bush, right, and Governor of the Bamiyan province Habiba Sarabi, left, visit the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan Sunday, June 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
US first lady Laura Bush, left, gestures during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
New Zealand's soldiers greet US first lady Laura Bush, right, after performing their traditional warrior dance or haka at a welcoming ceremony at the military compound in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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