Afghan President Karzai Refuses To Meet President Obama On His Visit To Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. President Barack Obama (Reuters/Jason Reed)

Karzai Refuses To Meet Obama At Bagram Airfield -- RT

The Afghan president refused to visit the Bagram military base when US President Barack Obama made a surprise visit there to meet troops on May 25. Similarly, the American president turned down a proposal for talks at Karzai’s palace in downtown Kabul.

Air Force One flew all night to bring Obama from Washington, DC, to the airstrip of Kabul’s international airport in Bagram.

Officially, the American president had come to the US largest military base in Afghanistan to address troops ahead of the end of Afghan campaign.

“I'm here on a single mission, and that is to thank you for your extraordinary service,” Obama said in a speech before some 32,800 American service personnel, practically all of the US contingent in Afghanistan, making their probably last tour of duty to the country.

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My Comment: I find it interesting that the foreign press is playing up this story on page one .... the U.S. press .... buried in the back pages.