Obama landed at the Bagram Air Base on Sunday, yesterday, for a surprise first visit to the country. "We know there are going to be difficult days ahead. We face a determined enemy. But we know that the United States of America does not quit when it starts on something," Obama told US troops gathered to hear him after his unannounced arrival at the military base in north of Kabul.
Obama vowed to stop the Taliban militants, saying that his troops would prevail against their enemies. The remarks come as the number of US troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period last year.
According to media, after more than eight years of military involvement in Afghanistan, violence continues to spread in the war-ravaged land. Most of the casualties in the war have been civilians, fallen victim to both militant activities as well as indiscriminate attacks, particularly air raids by US-led forces. In the past December, President Obama ordered the deployment of an extra 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan, on the request of his military commanders. More than 121,000 US and NATO troops are currently stationed in Afghanistan. The number is set to rise to 150,000 by August.
His visit is viewed significantly important and is reflected in worldwide news agencies. It is important because he ordered more troops shortly after taking Office. Addressing the future strategies, Obama's trip to Afghanistan happened right after President Karzai was back from his trip to Iran.
A lot of people are worrying if the presence of our military is helping with "war against Terrorism" in Afghanistan at all, due to lack of any tangible achievements after about of a decade of war.
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