Kawaguchi meets with former Afghan king

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi poses with former Afghan King Zahir Shah in Kabul on May 2. Kawaguchi pledged Japan's assistance in the rehabilitation of the war-shattered nation.

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