Obama Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy
On the low: U.S. President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. raid against Osama bin Laden, arriving and leaving under the cover of darkness, during which he signed a strategic partnership with the Afghan government pledging U.S. military and economic support for the country for a decade after NATO troops withdraw in 2014 (Reuters, AP, LAT, CNN, Post, NYT,McClatchy, Tel). Striking a different tone, Obama also addressed the American people from Bagram Airbase with the message that the United States will "finish the job," but that costly war is finally winding down, and told U.S. troops that there is "a light on the horizon" after all of their hard work and sacrifice.
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