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Leon Panetta visits Afghanistan for talks

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    How is defense secretary's visit being received?

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-- Fox News alert for you now out of Afghanistan Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has landed there today for an unannounced trip.

He is the first high ranking US official to visit in the wake.

Of that US soldiers alleged massacre that killed sixteen Afghan civilians.

Now the Taliban vows to avenge those murderers -- be heading.

American soldiers -- kind of how -- live in Kabul Afghanistan as a Conner how is.

Panetta's visit being received there.

-- secretary of defense Panetta arrived in Afghanistan went straight to Helmand Province this is an area of Afghanistan where this surge strategy is shown real results securities -- down there today met with.

US and Afghan troops and also -- Afghan officials down there he's just arrived here in Kabul where he will -- much more difficult crowd meeting with.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the second the minister of defense here ward after.

And he is expected to deliver letter or at least -- statement from.

President Obama expressing his condolences.

This is a tough crowd here and in Afghanistan in Kabul because of the anger over the -- -- the end of this latest.

Shooting incident down in Kandahar.

But the reality is is that both United States in the Afghan government need each other here today will continue to work with each other the bigger.

Obstacle here is regaining the trust of the Afghan people.

That is going to take some time and that is what secretary -- -- -- in the US military have to overcome over the next -- Allison.

-- -- live for us in Kabul Afghanistan thanks for the update.

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