Secretary of Defense Hagel Arrives in Afghanistan

by Gary Kopycinski on March 8, 2013

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KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013 — U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan this evening, his first visit as secretary of defense. He provided the following message to ISAF personnel.

MESSAGE TO ISAF PERSONNEL FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL IN KABUL