Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday and cautioned against over optimism for the new military surge there, as a report emerged detailing low morale at the American embassy in Kabul. Mr Gates, who flew into Kabul to meet President Hamid Karzai, said that there had been "bits and pieces of good news" but he warned there were hard days ahead and heavy fighting still to come. His military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, told...
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