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US commander says he’s ‘pretty confident’ Afghans can secure Kandahar

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US commander says he’s ‘pretty confident’ Afghans can secure Kandahar

WASHINGTON (AP) — The assassination of Afghan leaders in Kandahar province won’t lessen U.S. support for the war in Afghanistan or deter local security forces in the fight against the Taliban, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East said Saturday.

Gen. Joseph Votel said the U.S. was “pretty confident that the Afghans will be able to maintain the situation down” in Kandahar.

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