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Cheney visits US military in Afghanistan

US vice president Dick Cheney landed at the largest US military base in Afghanistan this afternoon for consultations with American military leaders, but a planned meeting with President Hamid Karzai was cancelled because of inclement weather.

Cheney visits US military in Afghanistan

Mon, 26 Feb, 2007 - 15:26

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US vicepresident Dick Cheney landed at the largest US military base in Afghanistan this afternoon for consultations with American military leaders, but a planned meeting with President Hamid Karzai was cancelled because of inclement weather.

Cheney landed at the base at Bagram, about 30 miles north of Kabul, shortly after a meeting in neighbouring Pakistan.

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