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Afghanistan Is "Frontier Of Freedom"

Before the start of a state visit to India, U.S. President George W. Bush traveled to Afghanistan, to give a surprise visit to U.S. troops stationed there. Speaking at Bagram Air Base, the President says, "I`m proud of our United States military."

"Many of you volunteered for service after Sept. 11, 2001. You saw that our nation was attacked, and when the country called upon you, you said, `Let me serve.`" Bush said American troops are working on two important tasks in the country, "One is finding an enemy and bringing them to justice so they don`t hurt our fellow citizens again."

"And the other thing you`re doing is to help this new democracy not only survive, but to flourish." Bush added, "You`re helping to change this part of the world... with your courage and your sacrifice." President Bush was set to travel to India to try and seal a nuclear power deal and then to Pakistan for talks with that country`s leader about the war on terrorism.