Defence Secretary visits Afghan
File photo shows the Secretary of Defence, Bob Ainsworth, who arrived in Afghanistan early Tuesday on a surprise visit, the Ministry of Defence announced in London, as the British death toll this year in Afghanistan rose to 100.
Afghanistan and Pakistan pose a major security threat to the United States, where Al-Qaeda and its affiliate terrorist groups are seeking to regain territorial control, President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to Kabul said on Thurday.