.Hamid Karzai, prime minister of the interim Afghan government, smiles as he is greeted by officials after arriving at the Haneda airport in Tokyo, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2002. Karzai will participate in a two-day conference on reconstructing the war-shattered Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto)

Hamid Karzai, prime minister of the interim Afghan government, holds a brief press conference after he arrived at the Haneda airport in Tokyo Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2002. Karzai will participate in a two-day conference on reconstructing the war-shattered Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

Members of Afghan women's non-governmental organizations share a laugh at the opening of an NGO meeting held prior to the Afghan Reconstruction Conference held in Tokyo Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002. From left are Palwasha Hassan, Director of the Afghan Women's Educational Center, Najia Zewari of the Afghan Women's Network, and Basera Sharifi of the Afghan Women's Networking Initiative. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Members of Afghan non-governmental organizations sit together for an NGO meeting held prior to the Afghan Reconstruction Conference held in Tokyo Sunday Jan. 20, 2002. From left are Azimullah Hafizi, Mohanmmad Karim, Baz Mohammad, Abdul Razique Samadi, and Waheedullah Momand. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Co-Chairmen of a non-governmental organizations assembly Shigeru Endo, left, and Ishaq Nadiri look over documents during their opening meeting held prior to the Afghan Reconstruction Conference held in Tokyo Sunday Jan. 20, 2002. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, right, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka over a meeting table during their bilateral meeting Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, one day before the start of a two-day Afghan Reconstruction Conference at a Tokyo hotel. Representatives of more than 50 countries and international organizations gather to discuss international aid for the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, right, chats with Afghanistan's interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai, center, seated next to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the opening of the Afghan Reconstruction Conference in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. Representatives from about 60 countries and international organizations attending the two-day donor meeting to discuss international aid for the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasashara)

Afghanistan's interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai, right, seated next to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, listens to a speech by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of the Afghan Reconstruction Conference in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. Representatives from about 60 countries and international organizations attending the two-day donor meeting to discuss international aid for the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasashara)

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of a two-day Afghan Reconstruction Conference in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. Representatives from about 60 countries and international organizations attending the donor meeting to discuss international aid for the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

Afghanistan's interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai, left, gets up from his seat to deliver a speech as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell applauds to start the Afghan Reconstruction Conference in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. Representatives from more than 60 countries and international organizations begin meeting Monday to discuss international aid for the rebuilding of worn-torn Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

 


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