Gates meeting with military, political leaders (AP)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, listens to U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 8, 2010. Gates arrived in Afghanistan early Monday as coalition forces continue to restore order in the town of Marjah, the first major test of the U.S. and NATO counterinsurgency strategy since President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 new American troops to blunt the Taliban's momentum. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP – Preparations have begun for a crucial campaign to assert Afghan government control over Kandahar, spiritual home of the Taliban, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said Monday.


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