Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan (AP)

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second left, is welcomed upon arrival at Kandahar Air Base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.


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