UK Defence Secretary Browne meets Karzai

(25 May 2008) 1. Mid-shot of British Defence Secretary Des Browne (seen through window), arriving at the presidential palace 2. Wide of Browne in meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai 3. Close-up of Browne 4. Close-up of Karzai 5. Mid-shot of meeting STORYLINE: Britain's defence secretary met Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday. Des Browne attended the meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul. Meanwhile in southern Afghanistan on Sunday a suicide bomber struck a Canadian military convoy killing a boy, while a US-led coalition soldier was killed in an operation in the west, officials said. Also in the west, 10 Taliban and two policemen were killed in a clash. Insurgents have been targeting Afghan, U.S. and other foreign troops in their attempts to weaken the government of President Hamid Karzai. More than 1,200 people - mostly militants - have died in insurgency-related violence so far this year, according to an AP count. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...