Ban makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today to meet with top officials.

During a four-hour stay in Kabul, the Secretary General met with President Hamid Karzai, with the leader of the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People), Yunus Qanuni, with the military commander of the International Security Assistance Force, General Dan McNeal and with members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

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