Instead of giving remarks about the latest jobless numbers today, President Obama has surfaced in Afghanistan, his second trip there this year. Air Force One left secretly on Thursday night, as Mr. Obama's whereabouts were not announced until he had landed at Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
What follows is the White House Pool Report from Jake Tapper of ABC News:
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-The president's primary focus of the trip is to meet with and thank US troops.
-He will also do a secure videoteleconference with Afghan President Karzai from Bagram.
-Karzai remains in Kabul due to bad weather (more on that below).
**OBAMA WILL REMAIN AT BAGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE TIME HERE-THAT IS APPROX THREE HOURS ON THE GROUND**
REST OF SCHEDULE-no set times:
WEATHER ISSUES
DETAILS UP UNTIL NOW-all times ET
VIDEO FEEDS:
BRIEFING:
-Rhoades said there is "no major new piece" of news that the president is bringing to the mtg w/Karzai. The president's trip to Afghanistan did not come up in their mtg in Lisbon, he said
on the exact timing of when Karzai was informed of the visit.
DECEMBER AFGHAN REVIEW
TICK TOCK OF PRESS MOVEMENTS
: (all times ET)
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Instead of giving remarks about the latest jobless numbers today, President Obama has surfaced in Afghanistan, his second trip there this year. Air Force One left secretly on Thursday night, as Mr. Obama's whereabouts were not announced until he had landed at Bagram air base in Afghanistan.What follows is the ...
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