President Obama in surprise visit to Afghanistan

[EnglishLady]

BBC News

US President Barack Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

He was flown into Bagram airfield - home to a key US base - near Kabul.

President Obama is expected to speak to American troops and hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the conflict with the Taliban insurgency.

It is President Obama's second visit to Afghanistan. It comes weeks after a Pentagon report found violence had reached an all-time high, with clashes up fourfold since 2007.

The report said progress had been "uneven", with only modest gains against the insurgents

 

[greg334]

To the people of Afghanistan

TRADE YOU
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[chefdennis]

It is typical of the President to visit the war front and the soldiers in the field close to Christmas...Id have thought barry would have gone to afghan closer to Christmas, but from the news reports, the 1st family is planning anther "vacation / christmas holiday" away from the WH again this yr.........

Almost 10% of the US citizens are unemployed and I bet most of them aren't taking vactions at christmas time , alot of them probably aren't even having a very merry christmas...but barry will.....