Pence Makes His First Trip To Afghanistan As Vice President

Vice President Pence made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thursday. It is the first visit to the country by the president or vice president under the Trump administration, and comes four months after Trump unveiled his strategy for the United States' role in the country.

"I bring greetings from your commander in chief," Pence told troops at the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul. "Before I left the Oval Office yesterday, I asked the president if he had a message for the troops.

"He said, 'Tell them I love them,' " Pence said.

Pence met with Afghani President Ashraf Ghani before the speech, arriving at a courtyard near the Presidential Palace in Kabul via helicopter. - NPR

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