US commander meets Tajik and Afghan leaders.

(24 Jan 2002)

1. Wide of presidential palace in Dushanbe
2. Wide of talks between Rakhmonov and Franks
3. Close up of Rakhmonov
4. Close up of Franks
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Tommy Franks, US Commander in Afghanistan:
"My aim in this vist to speak to President Rakhmonov, to talk about the war in Afghanistan and to talk about our continuing friendship and to talk about the future."
6. Cutaway of journalists
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Tommy Franks, US Commander in Afghanistan:
"We are working with the Afghan armed forces under the leadership of General Rahim Kahn to visit each of the sites and each of the areas where we know there have been terrorist cells in the past and we are continuing to gather infromation and we are continuing to locate and kill terrorists."
8. Wide of plane
9. Cutaway of officials
10. Wide of Karzai exiting plane
11. Karzai greeted by children
12. Karzai greeted by officials
13. Wide of Karzai motorcade
14. Wide of Rakhmonov greeting Afghan officials
15. Wide of talks
16. Mid shot of Karzai
17. Wide of talks
18. Wide of signing ceremony
19. Close up of Rakhomonov signing agreement
20. Close up of Karzai signing agreement
21. Pan of delegates
22. Wide of Karzai and Rakhmonov shaking hands

STORYLINE:

The U.S. commander of the military campaign in Afghanistan visited Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on Thursday as part of his trip to Central Asia.

General Tommy Franks went to Tajikistan to thank President Emomali Rakhmonov for the impoverished ex-Soviet republic's support for the war on terror.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting with Rakhmonov, Franks said that American military in coordination with Afghans continues to look for terrorists.

Afghanistan's interim leader, Hamid Karzai, also arrived in Dushanbe Thursday evening.

It was unclear whether Franks and Karzai would meet, as had previously been expected.

Karzai also met the Tajik president to discuss further cooperation between two countries and the situation in the region.

After the talks both leaders signed a friendship and cooperation agreement between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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