In this handout photo provided by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Vice President-elect Joe Biden, right, meets with U.S. Gen. David McKiernan, head of the NATO-led ISAF in Afghanistan, after arriving at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. Biden arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with the country's leaders, as surging Taliban violence claimed the lives of more American troops. (AP Photo/ISAF, HO)US VP-Elect Biden Promises Help In Afghan Visit -- Yahoo News/AP
KABUL, Afghanistan – Vice President-elect Joe Biden pledged long-term American support for Afghanistan during a visit Saturday, and the commander of NATO-led forces told him that thousands of new American troops expected this year will need more support against surging Taliban violence.
President-elect Barack Obama has promised to end the war in Iraq and refocus American military efforts on Afghanistan. Biden's visit is a sign that Obama plans to make the region an immediate priority.
In a meeting with President Hamid Karzai, Biden "talked about ... the fight against terrorism, American troop increases as well as equipping and supplying of the Afghan forces," a statement from Karzai's office said, without providing any details.
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