Obama in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Taliban Fight

From BLOOMBERG: —

President Barrack Obama landed in Afghanistan today on an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan government officials and U.S. military leaders…

Landing at Bagram Air Base under the cover of darkness, Obama travelled the 50 miles to Kabul by helicopter to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace. Obama also will meet separately with Karzai’s cabinet…

“We plan to engage President Karzai as we’re going to make him understand that in this second term that there are going to be certain things he has to do as the president of his country that have not been paid attention to almost since day one,” James Jones,  Obama’s national security adviser, said aboard Air Force One…

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