Pence Makes His First Trip To Afghanistan As Vice President : NPR
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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.
Afghanistan is six months away from parliamentary elections  and  the Trump administration  has sought to work with the Afghani leadership in preparation. The elections  set for July 7  have been delayed almost three years because of security concerns.
"There are two ways of looking at the situation " Chief Executive Abdullah told NPR's Steve Inskeep in November. "One is to wish things away  which I don't think that it happens in the realities of our world. [And] one is to make your best efforts to find a way out  which I think  the current administration  is doing  the U.S. administration  and we â us on the ground â the Afghans are making our best efforts to put an end to this war."
 Trump  has also mentioned the need to work with other South Asian countries  especially Pakistan  so insurgents can't seek haven outside Afghanistan's borders. In speaking to troops on Thursday  Pence said  Trump  had put the country "on notice."
"The armed forces of the United States will remain engaged in Afghanistan until we eliminate the terrorist threat to our homeland  to our people  once and for all "  he  said.
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.
Afghanistan is six months away from parliamentary elections  and  the Trump administration  has sought to work with the Afghani leadership in preparation. The elections  set for July 7  have been delayed almost three years because of security concerns.
"There are two ways of looking at the situation " Chief Executive Abdullah told NPR's Steve Inskeep in November. "One is to wish things away  which I don't think that it happens in the realities of our world. [And] one is to make your best efforts to find a way out  which I think  the current administration  is doing  the U.S. administration  and we â us on the ground â the Afghans are making our best efforts to put an end to this war."
 Trump  has also mentioned the need to work with other South Asian countries  especially Pakistan  so insurgents can't seek haven outside Afghanistan's borders. In speaking to troops on Thursday  Pence said  Trump  had put the country "on notice."
"The armed forces of the United States will remain engaged in Afghanistan until we eliminate the terrorist threat to our homeland  to our people  once and for all "  he  said.