Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

By IANS,

Washington: US President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country since taking office, a media report said.


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He is expected to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai and address US troops during the trip, MSNBC reported.

In December, Obama ordered the deployment of an extra 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan.

Obama had travelled to Afghanistan during his campaign for the 2008 presidential election but the present visit is his first to the country since becoming the US president and commander-in-chief of all US amed forces.

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