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Bush arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit
Mon, Dec 15, 2008
AFP

>ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - US President George W. Bush arrived in Afghanistan Monday, after a making a farewell visit to Iraq, according to the White House.

Bush's plane landed in darkness at Baghram Air Base outside Kabul, a reporter traveling with him said.

The US president was to hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and address US troops during the visit.

 

 
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