Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. forces 'progress' and pulled

Bagram Air Base near Kabul in an unannounced visit, while Mr Obama said: "Today we have the Taliban control a small area can be proud of that."

He is also about 15 minutes on the phone call President Hamid Karzai.

Mr. Obama visited troops in Afghanistan "surge" order comes after years, but the Pentagon report on the violence there since the state found high all the time.

President's national security team two months to report on the new strategy will be.

Mr. Obama's trip to Afghanistan that he forces deployed in Afghanistan with 30,000 reinforcements to strengthen the West Point Military Academy, published in the United States comes after about one year.
'New phase'

Mr. Obama in the U.S. for their service during the holiday season, thanks to U.S. troops flew to Bagram Air Base in.

He's ahead of them in the fight against the Taliban "tough days" This could be said.

But he added: "If you achieve your goals, you will succeed in your mission.

"We break the momentum of the Taliban, he said. That's what they do to you," he said.

He also "The next year, the beginning of a new phase transition responsible for Afghanistan," was expected.

Mr. Obama during a brief visit to Afghanistan, President Karzai and his party were due to meet face to face.

The two men, but bad weather forced to talk over the phone, prevented him from traveling to Kabul, said the White House.

There the United States and its allies in Afghanistan have been increasing tension between.

Mr. Karzai, the U.S. military tactics in July next year and complain about the decision to begin withdrawing U.S. troops accused.

And as a diplomat in the United States notes that the Wikileaks website, paranoid world view were described Mr. Karzai.

30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, Mr. Obama's decision to send police and military forces in Afghanistan in the handover of security duties are designed to lead to.

However, in report to Congress issued last month, the Pentagon crash quad violence since 2007, said it has reached all time high.

This report only modest progress for the benefit and the rebels, "irregular," said that there was.

It's as president of Afghanistan, Mr. Obama's second visit - the first a 3 wolehaetda.