Carter Arrives in Afghanistan to Engage ISAF, Afghan Leaders

Carter Arrives in Afghanistan to Engage ISAF, Afghan Leaders

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2012 – The deputy defense secretary arrived here today on his first trip as the Pentagon’s second-in-command to meet with coalition military forces and Afghan leaders, Pentagon officials said.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Laster, left, greets U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter upon his arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2012. Carter is scheduled to meet with Afghan and Internationl Security Assistance Force leaders and to visit U.S. and coalition forces to convey his thanks. DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo Related Entries Carter Offers Apologies to Afghan Leaders Dempsey Arrives in Kabul to Meet With Military Leaders Soldiers Engage Afghan Tribal Leaders Miscommunication Caused Fatal Air Strike, Officials Say Recent Entries Dietary Pseudopurpurin Improves Bone Geometry Architecture and Metabolism in Red-Bone Guishan Goats Plant Food Delphinidin-3-Glucoside Significantly Inhibits Platelet Activation and Thrombosis: Novel Protective Roles against Cardiovascular Diseases Kinship Shapes Affiliative Social Networks but Not Aggression in Ring-Tailed Coatis α-Thalassemia Impairs the Cytoadherence of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Love It or Leave It: Miley Cyrus’s Getup at the Billboard Music Awards Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve