Article 5KQMT Donald Rumsfeld, former US defense secretary, dies aged 88

Donald Rumsfeld, former US defense secretary, dies aged 88

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David Smith in Washington and agencies
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Republican who served under Gerald Ford and George W Bush was involved in decision to invade Afghanistan and Iraq

Donald Rumsfeld, a two-time US defense secretary who was a key architect of America's bitterly divisive wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, has died at the age of 88.

Rumsfeld passed away surrounded by his family in Taos, New Mexico, the family said in a statement on Wednesday.

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