TOKYO : Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, becoming the first member of Japan's new government to travel there, his ministry announced. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia
from Channel NewsAsia on Sun, Oct 11 2009
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