Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in the Afghan capital Kabul to meet with Afghan officials, and try to smooth relations with Pakistan. His trip follows a deadly attack on Pakistani troops by a U.S. drone based in Afghanistan. In response, Pakistan has blocked two routes used to supply U.S. troops.


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Let's get a look, now, at two war-torn countries. One that Americans are leaving, and another that they would like to leave. One is Iraq whereas, we'll hear in a moment, departing U.S. troops leave behind some unresolved conflicts. The other is Afghanistan, which Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is visiting today. He's called this year a turning point for the U.S. mission, though it will be more years before U.S. troops can turn over responsibility for security. For more, we reached NPR's Kabul bureau chief, Quil Lawrence. Good morning. Good morning. The secretary of defense arrived yesterday, there in Afghanistan. Who has Leon Panetta met with so far and what has been discussed? This morning, he met with his Afghan counterpart, the Afghan Defense Minister, Rahim Wardak. And we know he's met with the U.S. ambassador here and commander of U.S. and NATO forces. He scheduled to meet later on with President Hamid Karzai. And remark so far have been focused on the ongoing transition to Afghan forces here. They're saying that more than 50% of the country, geographically, has now been switched over to Afghan control. Of course, many of the most violent areas remain under U.S. and NATO control.