U.S. Army’s Chief Of Staff Meets Afghan President Ghani In Kabul

President @ashrafghani met General Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army at Arg today. General Milley said that the U.S. will continue to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. https://t.co/mYfjGTMe14

— Samim Arif (@SamimArif) January 3, 2019

VOA: Incoming Top US General Meets Afghan President in Kabul

PENTAGON — Gen. Mark Milley, the Army chief of staff and incoming top U.S. general, has met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized U.S. efforts in the war-torn country.

U.S. and Afghan officials confirmed to VOA that Milley and Ghani discussed the "positive effects" of the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and the region Thursday.

"General Milley said that the U.S. will continue to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process," tweeted Samim Arif, the deputy spokesman to the Afghan president.

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Update: The Army’s top officer, Gen. Mark Milley, makes surprise stop in Kabul (Marine Times/AP)

WNU editor: Gen. Mark Milley is the incoming Chief of Staff, and he is making the runs of meeting the leaders of countries where U.S. soldiers are currently engaged. Not surprised that Afghanistan is on the top of his list of places to visit. The war is not going well, and I am sure that President Trump is putting a lot of pressure on what needs to be done.