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US National Security Adviser Discusses Afghanistan in India


FILE - National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, February 20, 2017.
FILE - National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, February 20, 2017.

President Donald Trump's national security adviser has discussed the situation in Afghanistan with India's prime minister, nearly a week after the U.S. military dropped a massive non-nuclear bomb in the country that it said killed 94 militants.

H.R. McMaster's meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the first visit by a Trump administration official to India, a key ally in Asia.

The U.S. Embassy says the two also discussed ways to increase defense and counter-terrorism cooperation, and McMaster assured Modi of India's status as a major defense partner in the global fight against terrorism.

Indian TV stations broadcast images of McMaster and Modi, each flanked by officials, sitting together at Modi's home in the Indian capital.

McMaster's visit followed stops in Kabul and Islamabad.

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