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President Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan and promises to ‘finish the job.’

President Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan and promises to ‘finish the job.’

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands before signing a strategic partnership agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today.

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It’s the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s assassination. President Obama marked the day with a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday to speak to the troops and to sign a ten-year partnership agreement with Afghan president Hamid Karzai. As U.S. involvement in Afghanistan evolves, Worldview speaks with Kevin Martin, executive director of Peace Action, to sort out what this means.

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