Wednesday, March 01, 2006

President Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

About photo: President George W. Bush greets U.S. servicemembers at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 1, 2006. Bush, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan, told the servicemembers their role in the global war on terrorism is as important as ever and praised them for their determination. The president also met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new U.S. embassy in Kabul.
(Courtesy of DoD - U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brian Schroeder)

On his way to India, President George W. Bush made an unannounced and dangerous detour to Afghanistan today and landed at Bagram Airbase at about 1 p.m. their time. He met with Afghan President Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul and was also going to speak to US and Coalition Troops...

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