Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, walked with the head of NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, second from left, upon his arrival in Kabul. Pool photo by Jim Watson
Panetta Visits Afghanistan Amid Mounting Violence -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Leon E. Panetta, the United States defense secretary, arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday, after the deadliest day for civilians this year and amid controversy over a NATO airstrike the day before in which Afghan officials say 18 women and children were killed.
President Hamid Karzai condemned the strike in the strongest terms and decided the episode was serious enough to cut short his trip to China where he was participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit meeting.
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