Acting Pentagon chief in unannounced visit to Afghanistan

Pat Shanahan says he has no orders to cut U.S. troop levels there, though the Taliban is demanding such a move in preliminary peace talks

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US envoy reports 'significant progress' in talks with Taliban. The Taliban must agree to enter into peace talks with the Afghan government and agree to a lasting ceasefire before the U.S. will withdraw its troops; national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon. >>

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