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                        US Military Chief in Afghanistan

   The top U.S. military officer has made a previously unannounced visit
   to Afghanistan to assess the number of U.S. troops to leave behind to
   train the Afghan army after the U.S. completes its troop drawdown at
   the end of 2014.
   Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey arrived in
   Afghanistan Saturday to meet with U.S. and Afghan officials and talk
   with soldiers in the field.
   The United States has promised to reduce the number of troops in
   Afghanistan by the end of 2014, after a high of some 100,000 troops in
   past years. It is not clear yet how many soldiers will be left to
   assist the Afghan army in handling the country`s still-volatile
   security situation.
   Experts speculate the number will be between 6,000 and 20,000 U.S.
   troops.
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