Rasmussen took charge of the 28-nation NATO on Monday,pledging to make Afghanistan the priority. Photo AFP
New NATO Chief Makes Maiden Visit To Afghanistan -- AFP
KABUL — The new NATO chief on Wednesday made his maiden visit to Afghanistan to assess first-hand the fight against an escalating Taliban-led insurgency clouding nationwide elections scheduled in two weeks.
Former Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen took charge of the 28-nation NATO on Monday, pledging to make Afghanistan the priority and prevent the war-torn country from once again becoming a hub of international terrorism.
"He is here," a press officer for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Lieutenant Robert Carr, told AFP. "He is touring the facilities and he is meeting with top officials."
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