US military chief aims to reassure Afghans after attacks
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The top US military officer made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Friday, aiming to reassure a country rattled by a wave of high-profile attacks and assassinations.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of theUS military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said US officials had long predicted the kind of attacks that have shaken southern Afghanistan and Kandahar province in recent weeks. (Reuters)
