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US defense chief pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
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March 7, 2011, Monday
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul today on a surprise visit to Afghanistan, amid tightened security in Afghan capital city Kabul.
Hundreds of Afghans held a massive protest against the United States in the downtown area of Kabul on Sunday, demanding an end of the US role in Afghanistan.
The security in Kabul is tightened, with a large number of Afghan policemen patrolling streets.
When contacted by Xinhua, Zahir Azimi, spokesman for Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense declined to say anything about Gates' arrival.
Gates also paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan during last December.
More than 140,000 NATO-led soldiers with over 90,000 of Americans have been stationed in Afghanistan to help stabilize security there in the war-torn nation.
Hundreds of Afghans held a massive protest against the United States in the downtown area of Kabul on Sunday, demanding an end of the US role in Afghanistan.
The security in Kabul is tightened, with a large number of Afghan policemen patrolling streets.
When contacted by Xinhua, Zahir Azimi, spokesman for Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense declined to say anything about Gates' arrival.
Gates also paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan during last December.
More than 140,000 NATO-led soldiers with over 90,000 of Americans have been stationed in Afghanistan to help stabilize security there in the war-torn nation.
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