Obama meets Karzai during surprise visit to Afghanistan

PRESIDENT Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday for a firsthand look at the eight-year-old war he inherited and dramatically escalated.

Obama meets Karzai during surprise visit to Afghanistan

After an overnight flight from Washington, the president landed in Afghanistan for a stay of just a few hours, all in darkness.

He flew by helicopter from Bagram Air Field to the capital, where he was greeted at the presidential palace by Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, who was given just an hour’s notice of Obama’s arrival.

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