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Mattis makes surprise overnight visit to Afghanistan

By Pete Kasperowicz
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Mattis makes surprise overnight visit to Afghanistan

Defense Secretary James Mattis made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday, and planned to meet with President Ashraf Ghani and others.

He is visiting just a few days after Taliban forces killed more than 100 of Afghanistan’s soldiers. That attack led to the resignation of Afghanistan’s defense minister, according to Reuters and other reports.

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