Mattis reacts to deadly attack in Afghanistan; Taliban says it targeted top U.S. commander
By: Robert Burns, The Associated Press   1 day ago
SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday the killing of a powerful police chief in southern Afghanistan just days before national elections is unlikely to fundamentally weaken the security situation.
Mattis commented on the attack in Kandahar during a break in meetings at an Asian security conference in Singapore.
Mattis called the death of Abdul Raziq a “tragic loss of a patriot.†But he said he believes the Afghan security forces have matured to the point where they can continue fighting the Taliban without him.
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