Pence visits Afghanistan, says U.S. will 'see this through'
Source: Reuters
KABUL (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to meet its leaders and underscore U.S. commitment to the country four months after President Donald Trump agreed to an open-ended war against insurgents here.
Pence arrived on a military plane at Bagram Airfield under the cover of darkness on Thursday night after leaving Washington on Wednesday night. He then flew by helicopter to Kabul, where he met President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at the presidential palace.
Pence told the leaders he hoped his presence there was tangible evidence that the United States was here to see this through.
In a reversal of his campaign call for a swift withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, Trump in August pledged a stepped-up military campaign against Taliban insurgents and signaled the United States would send more troops to fight in what is the longest war in its history.
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#WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 21, 2017 / 4:22 PM / UPDATED 13 MINUTES AGO
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pecosbob
(7,544 posts)Must have been hard to fit such a long trip in between all those Trump ass-kissing sessions.
George II
(67,782 posts)....to remove his lips from trump's butt took longer than expected.
diva77
(7,659 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,453 posts)benefits. They do not mind paying taxes.
rurallib
(62,451 posts)exactly what the fuck is it that we are seeing through?
Bin-Laden is long dead. We should have left then.
Why don't you and Donnie go fight over there and bring our troops back home?
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)you know, we should have left when we were in power.
PatrickforO
(14,592 posts)With all due respect,
SEE WHAT THROUGH?
Do we even HAVE an objective? It's sure costing a lot of our tax money we COULD be using for healthcare. Or highways and infrastructure. Or subsidies so our children don't graduate from college with massive debt. Or child care.
See what through?
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)Upward
(115 posts)NCDem777
(458 posts)the locals care more about tribal squabbles than making a functional country.