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| US SecDef: Ashton Carter |
KABUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday arrived in Afghan capital of Kabul in an unannounced visit to hold talks with Afghan leaders and U.S. military officials, a source said.
"Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Afghanistan at around midday. He will meet with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and Afghan Defense Minister Abdullah Khan Habibi later on the day," a source told Xinhua but declined to be named.
The Pentagon chief will also meet with U.S. and NATO military commanders during his trip, he said.
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