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US Defence Secretary arrives in Kabul

US Defence Secretary arrives in Kabul

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14 Mar 2012 - 13:51
US Defence Secretary arrives in Kabul
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14 Mar 2012 - 13:51

KABUL): US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in central Kabul on Wednesday, the US embassy said in a statement.

No further details were revealed on Panetta’s sudden visit to Kabul.

His visit comes at crucial time, when sixteen civilians, including women and children, were killed on Sunday morning — 11 of the bodies burnt — a massacre allegedly carried out by American soldiers in Zangabad area of Panjwai district.

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF my commitment to a rapid and thorough investigation.”

President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said the killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province was an assassination that could not be forgiven.

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