US defence secretary, Robert Gates, has arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit amid increasing unease that the US strategy in Afghanistan is failing against a growing insurgency.
Gates is to meet American military commanders and Afghan government officials, in addition to the president, Hamid Karzai. Violence this year is at its highest level since the 2001 invasion by US-led coalition forces, and around 3,000 people have been killed. US commanders in Afghanistan have requested three more combat brigades, or about 10,000 more soldiers, to help cope with insurgent Afghan police say UN convoy attacked ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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