Why was Obama in Kabul on Osama's death anniversary?

May 02, 2012 10:49

Yesterday, United States President Barack Obama signed a landmark strategic partnership agreement strengthening post-war ties with Kabul after 2014 when American combat forces return home.

The 10-page long-term agreement pledges US support for Afghanistan for a decade after 2014, when North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces are planning to conclude their combat role. Obama, who arrived in Kabul in the middle of the night on Tuesday called the agreement "a historic moment for our two nations." "I'm here to affirm the bond between our two countries and to thank Americans and Afghans who have sacrificed so much over these last ten years."

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