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Germany's Merkel Visits Afghanistan

Description:German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Afghanistan on Monday (March 12) to pay a surprise visit to German troops serving in the NATO mission there. Merkel's trip to German troops based near Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan coincides with heightened tensions after an American soldier went on a shooting spree on Sunday, killing 16 villagers in the south of the country. (0:45)

Source: Reuters

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