Pentagon chief meets with Afghan president in Kabul

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Washington, United States — US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller met Tuesday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul during an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

Miller, who is acting head of the Pentagon until President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month, and Ghani discussed the ongoing talks with the Taliban, which the Defense Department said in a statement were a “historic opportunity” to achieve peace in the war-torn country.

Miller also met with the head of US forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, “to gain his assessment of the overall security situation to include the current counterterrorism and Train, Advise and Assist missions, the level of Taliban viol…

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