Rice, British diplomat visits Kandahar
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew to the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Thursday for a firsthand look at the front lines of the NATO-led fight against Afghan insurgents.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday and said security and development were improving despite rising Taliban violence, but he was concerned about preserving those gains.
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KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday to urge Iraqi leaders to speed up national reconciliation to secure recent military gains that have sharply curbed violence.
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ISLAMABAD: Dispelling impression that he was on a special mission in connection with the Indo-Pak peace process, visiting British Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon on Tuesday made it clear that his visit to the two countries was aimed at discussing
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was in Afghanistan Wednesday for talks amid tight security a day after a suicide blast during a visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney killed at least 14 people.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield arrived here Wednesday for a visit during which he will hold talks with Indian leaders on defense cooperation and security issues, according to Indo-Asian News Service (IANS).
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice met Libya's Foreign Minister on Saturday in their first  encounter since the United States restored full diplomatic ties  with its former foe last May.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in Pakistan for talks with President Musharraf on the Taleban.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, Iraqi officials said.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice used an unscheduled visit here Tuesday to laud Iraqi leaders for making progress on a set of political recommendations established by the United States to help the country bridge its sectarian divide. But she also stressed that more progress...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Kenya promising American help if the crisis can be resolved.
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Top diplomat Condoleezza Rice Wednesday played down fears that Afghanistan could become a lost cause but admitted the United States was in a "bumpy" bid to press more allies into sharing the burden there.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has arrived in Afghanistan for a one-day visit to discuss the fight against the war-shattered country's booming drugs trade, an official said.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was due to meet President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistani officials here Monday for talks on the fight against Taliban militants on the Afghan border.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband travelled to the heart of the Taliban insurgency during a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Thursday.
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KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit on Tuesday, and a U.S. official said she planned to urge Iraqi leaders to speed up national reconciliation.
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Assuming Senate approval of her nomination as secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice hopes to make an early February trip to Western Europe to meet with NATO and European Union officials, a senior U.S. official ...