Spain's Defense Chief Visits Afghanistan

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Chicago Tribune
April 20, 2008 MADRID — Spain's first female defense minister, Carme Chacon, arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday to visit peacekeeping troops, a ministry spokesman said.
Chacon, 37, who is seven months pregnant, was accompanied by a medical team including a gynecologist, the spokesman said on condition of anonymity in keeping with government rules.
She arrived at Spain's military base in Herat, northwest Afghanistan.
Chacon is also due to visit Spanish peacekeeping troops in Lebanon in the next few days, news reports said, citing unnamed government officials.
 
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