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| | First July 4th Celebration in 13 Years |
 | | U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Finn (in the center), flanked by Afghan Vice Presidents (on the left) Hedayat Amin Arsala and Marshal Fahim Khan, and (on the right) Karim Khalili and Nematullah Shahrani during a reception held at the U.S. Embassy-Kabul to mark the U.S. Independence Day. |
 | | The celebration was held a day early, on July 3, because of security concerns and represented the first time the holiday has been celebrated in Kabul in 13 years. |
 | | The Ambassador is flanked on the left by Fauzia Aziz, an adminstrative assistant at the U.S. Embassy, and on the right, by four of the five Afghan Vice-Presidents (left to right): Karim Khalili, Marshal Fahim Khan, Hedayat Amin Arsala and Nematullah Shahrani. |
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