Bush arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit
His plane landed in darkness at Baghram Air Base outside Kabul. -AFP
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.