Obama Departs Afghanistan After Brief, Unannounced Visit -- Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama left Afghanistan early Monday after a brief, unannounced visit, in which he pressed the Afghan government to fight corruption and improve governance. Mr. Obama spent less than six hours on the ground during his first visit as president to Afghanistan.
Mr. Obama's first trip to Afghanistan since becoming president came under a cloak of secrecy and darkness, with news organizations learning of the visit only when his plane landed at Bagram Air Base outside of Kabul. After a helicopter ride into the capital, President Obama and met with his Afghan counterpart at the presidential palace.
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