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U.S. defense secretary offers assurances to Afghan leaders

By ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press
Published: December 9, 2016, 11:36am

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday that America will stick with Afghanistan for years to come as a new U.S. president takes over what is already America’s longest war.

In a joint appearance In Kabul with Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, Carter said the U.S.

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