Tuesday, 8 December 2009


News Alert
11:29 PM EST Monday, December 7, 2009

Pentagon chief Gates makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates landed Tuesday in Kabul, becoming the first senior U.S. official to travel to Afghanistan since President Obama announced a buildup of troops there. He said a "big piece" of his mission is to tell U.S. troops, “We are in this thing to win.”

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