U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks to troops with the 172nd Infantry Brigade on Forward Operating Base Sharana in Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011. Panetta thanked them for their service while also asking them to stay safe. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
You're Winning, Leon Panetta Tells U.S. Troops As He Hands Out Purple Hearts On Flying Visit To Afghanistan -- Daily Mail
U.S. troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan have been told they are 'winning' the conflict - as thousands more forces are withdrawn from combat.
U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta today told soldiers at a forward operating base in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan, that they were 'moving in the right direction'.
He said, during his whistle-stop visit that saw him pinning Purple Heart medals to several serving officers of the 172nd Infantry Brigade Task Force Blackhawks: 'We're winning this very tough conflict.'
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