By Prensa Latina,
Kabul : US President George W. Bush arrived in Bagram base, in Kabul, in unannounced visit, to bid farewell to Afghan peer Hamid Karzai and the US occupant troops.
His visit coincides with rising attacks by the Afghan resistance against the US coalition and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Pakistani rebels have repeatedly attacked the NATO and US supply base in Peshawar, burning down near 300 cargo trucks and their armored vehicles.
US sources said Bush met with over 1,000 soldiers in Bagram, north Kabul, and the head of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), US Gen. David McKiernan.
In joint press meet with Karzai in Kabul Bush admitted that the struggle against Islamic rebels will be long and lengthy.
He also talked of difficulties to restore peace here as over 70,000 soldiers, including 33,000 from the US, are confronted with an increasingly active resistance.
Bush admitted that the days ahead in Afghanistan will be tough but better than in 2001 when he ordered its invasion and occupation.
The outgoing US president added that 2008 has been the bloodiest year for the US and NATO troops, forcing Gen. David McKiernan to call in for surplus 20,000 men to deal with the soaring violence in south and east Afghanistan.