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Reuters
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama arrives to address troops at Bagram Air Base December 3, 2010. Obama, paying a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Friday, praised U.S. troops for their sacrifice and ''important progress'' in a nine-year war that is increasingly...
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Scoop
| over 2 years ago
Hello, everybody! (Applause.) I'm sorry, Bagram, I can't hear you. (Applause.) Air Assault! (Applause.) It is great to be back.
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The Hindu
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama has said that his administration will never let the war-torn country become a safe haven for terrorists as happened in the past. We will never let this country serve as a safe haven for terrorists who would attack the United...
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San Jose Mercury News
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama swept into a dark and windy Afghanistan on Friday for a surprise holiday season visit with troops as the nine-year American-led war heads into a new phase intended to finally begin transferring control of the country to Afghan...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan was shrouded in secrecy, customary whenever a president heads into a war zone, and all seemed to be going according to plan — until the U.S. military leaked the word before Air Force One had even landed at...
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Hindustan times
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan late on Friday and assured cheering US troops they are winning the war against the Taliban despite "difficult days ahead." The president landed in Kabul under cover of darkness, with aides...
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USA Today
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan (AP) In a rousing holiday-season visit, President Obama on Friday told cheering U.S. troops in Afghanistan they're succeeding in their vital mission fighting terrorism. But after he flew in secrecy for 14 hours to get here, foul weather...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan was shrouded in secrecy, customary whenever a president heads into a war zone, and all seemed to be going according to plan — until the U.S. military leaked the word before Air Force One had even landed at...
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Reuters
| over 2 years ago
Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus as he arrives at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, December 3, 2010. President Barack Obama, paying a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Friday,...
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Canada.com
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama paid a surprise, three-hour holiday season visit to Afghanistan Friday night in an effort to inject a jolt of determination to U.S. forces as he ponders how to close the conflict during his presidency. Amid tight secrecy, Obama...
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Seattle Times
| over 2 years ago
Once on the ground, events beyond White House control quickly rearranged Obama's carefully choreographed Friday. With the president still in the air, an Army video service began showing feed of soldiers dressed in camouflage and combat boots milling...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan was shrouded in secrecy, customary whenever a president heads into a war zone, and all seemed to be going according to plan — until the U.S. military leaked the word before Air Force One had even landed at...
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Canadian Free Press
| over 2 years ago
Seeking to maintain his posture as a wartime president in the face of domestic turmoil and economic uncertainty, Obama told U.S. servicemembers at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan today that their bravery, resolve, expertise and commitment proves that...
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Turkish Press
| over 2 years ago
In his drive to end a ban on gays in the military, US President Barack Obama got an unexpected boost during his latest visit to Afghanistan, as a female singer performed "I Kissed a Girl." It was an unusual musical choice for a presidential event,...
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Hindu
| over 2 years ago
United States President Barack Obama has landed in Afghanistan, the White House announced on Friday. The trip, which was not announced prior to this date possibly owing to security concerns, will include meetings with U.S. troops in which the...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan (AP) — President Barack Obama told U.S. troops in a surprise holiday-season visit Friday that they are making important progress in Afghanistan, and he pledged the country would never again be a "safe haven for terrorists." But a war-...
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Examiner
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama told U.S. troops in Afghanistan Friday that they are succeeding in their mission during an unannounced visit to the country amid a review of strategy for the war, now in its 10th year. Obama departed Bagram Airfield, where he...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan (AP) — President Barack Obama told U.S. troops in a surprise holiday-season visit Friday that they are making important progress in Afghanistan, and he pledged the country would never again be a "safe haven for terrorists." But a war-...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| over 2 years ago
A planned helicopter trip to Kabul to meet Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai was cancelled because of bad weather, and instead the two leaders spoke only briefly by telephone. Obama's second visit to Afghanistan as president came as the White House...
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United Press International
| over 2 years ago
U.S. troops at Bagram, Afghanistan, whooped and hollered as their commander in chief, President Obama, thanked them for their service Friday. "I wanted to make sure that I could spend a little time this holiday with the men and women of the finest...
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Christian Science Monitor
| over 2 years ago
Stories On behalf of more than 300 million Americans, we are here to say thank you for everything that you do, Mr. Obama told a large gathering of uniformed troops at Bagram Airbase outside Kabul. He made note that nearly one year ago he ordered a...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan (AP) — President Barack Obama told U.S. troops in a surprise holiday-season visit Friday that they are making important progress in Afghanistan, and he pledged the country would never again be a "safe haven for terrorists." But a war-...
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
The president, who is expected to remain on the ground for roughly three hours, addressed nearly 3,900 troops at Bagram Airfield. Most of the troops were with the Army's 101st Airborne Division, though components of all the service branches were...
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Leader Post Online
| over 2 years ago
Barack Obama made a surprise flying visit to Afghanistan days before a pivotal review of American progress in the war and as relations with President Hamid Karzai were strained by WikiLeaks revelations. The United States' president flew 13 hours...
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Chicago Tribune
| over 2 years ago
But in a scenario that seemed symbolic of star-crossed U.S. relations with the administration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the two leaders were unable to meet face to face. The U.S. president visited American troops at Bagram airfield, a...
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Taiwan News
| over 2 years ago
Obama had traveled to Afghanistan to thank the troops and to deal with frayed relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But plans for a face-to-face meeting with Karzai were abruptly scrapped. The White House and Afghan officials blamed the last-...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan (AP) — President Barack Obama told U.S. troops during a surprise holiday-season visit that they are making important progress in the war, and he pledged that Afghanistan would never again be a "safe haven for terrorists" who want to...
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The Hill
| over 2 years ago
With the war in its ninth year and Obama's year-end review of the war strategy he put in place just days away, the president flew through the night to say thank you to the troops during the holiday season. The trip steeered Obama's message to foreign...
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Aantara.co.id
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan on Friday but bad weather kept him on a U.S. military base and forced him to cancel a planned face-to-face meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Obama was due to speak with Karzai by phone from Bagram...
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Seattle Times
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan President Barack Obama says the United States will never let Afghanistan be a safe haven for terrorists to attack America. To emphasize his point, Obama repeated, "That will never happen." Obama on Friday addressed several thousand U.S.
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KTUV
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama says U.S. troops in Afghanistan are making progress, achieving their objective, and will succeed in their mission. The president made his comments during an unannounced visit Friday to Afghanistan. Speaking to troops at Bagram...
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Daily Chronicle
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into dangerous Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict. Plans for a face-to-face meeting with...
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Financial Times
| over 2 years ago
The three-hour visit the president's second trip as commander-in-chief to the nation was set to include a telephone call between Mr Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The meeting comes at an awkward time for the US following new Wikileaks...
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Al Jazeera English
| over 2 years ago
Barack Obama, the US president, has made a surprise visit to US troops serving in Afghanistan, but he has been criticised for cancelling a face-to-face meeting with Hamid Karzai, his Afghan counterpart. The trip to Afghanistan, Obama's scond during...
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News 24
| over 2 years ago
US President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for an unannounced visit where he planned to speak with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, hold a briefing with top US advisers and speak to American troops. Obama was due to speak with Karzai by...
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Miami Herald
| over 2 years ago
Afghanistan President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan late Friday night amid renewed concerns about his administrations plans to stabilize the country and bring American troops home. Dressed in a brown leather jacket,...
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United Press International
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan Friday on an unannounced trip focusing on meeting with and thanking U.S. troops, the White House said. Obama, who arrived in Bagram, also conduct a secure teleconference call with Afghan President Hamid...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 2 years ago
Story continues below He was met by General David Petraeus, commander of US troops in Afghanistan, and US ambassador Karl Eikenberry, and went straight to a base hospital to meet with wounded soldiers. Due to inclement weather including winds of more...
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Washington Post
| over 2 years ago
Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010; 12:22 PM President Obama landed in Afghanistan on Friday for an unannounced, heavily guarded visit to speak with President Hamid Karzai and thank American troops who are serving in bloody nine-...
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Rediff
| over 2 years ago
It was Obama's second visit since becoming president, with his aides announcing nothing of his trip due to security concerns. Obama was scheduled to spend three hours at Bagram Air Base, the headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division. Obama was met...
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Newyork Times
| over 2 years ago
President Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Friday as he sought to smooth over a troubled relationship with President Hamid Karzai and take stock of a nine-year-old American-led war that he hopes to begin winding down next summer. Mr.
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Los Angeles Times
| over 2 years ago
The primary focus of the president's trip is to meet with and thank U.S. troops. He also will do a secure video conference meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai , after a planned trip to the palace in Kabul as part of the visit was canceled due...
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Fox
| over 2 years ago
David Petraeus, left, and US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Elkenberry, center, after stepping off Air Force One during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan...AP) President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Friday as...
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NY Daily News
| over 2 years ago
President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Friday to bring U.S. troops fighting the Taliban some holiday cheer. Obama landed at Bagram Air Force base hours after he presided over a Hanukkah celebration at the White House ...Obama was...
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BNO News
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on late Friday on an unannounced trip to the war-torn country for meetings and to greet U.S. troops there.
Air Force One landed at Bagram Air Base at about 8.35 p.m. local time after which Obama embarked...
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Voice of America
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama is making a surprise trip to Afghanistan...He will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, American troops and top U.S. advisors in the region. News agencies report the president will spend several hours in Afghanistan. This...
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The New York Times
| over 2 years ago
Updated President Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Friday as he sought to smooth over a troubled relationship with President Hamid Karzai and take stock of a nine-year-old American-led war that he hopes to begin winding down next...
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National Public Radio
| over 2 years ago
Mark Memmott President Obama is now in Afghanistan an unannounced trip that was kept secret for security purposes until he landed just a short time ago...The first "pool report" from correspondents traveling with the president was just sent to others...
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KTUV
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into dangerous Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict. Under intense security, Obama landed in darkness after...
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BBC
| over 2 years ago
Barack Obama in surprise visit to Afghanistan US President Barack Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Mr Obama was flown into Bagram airfield, home to a key US base in Afghanistan, on Friday. The visit comes weeks after a Pentagon...
