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Barack Obama makes first Afghanistan visit
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US President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on his first visit to the country since taking office.
Meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Mr Obama said he was inviting himto the US in May for talks.
The US president said he wanted to see progress continue on Afghan efforts to tackle corruption and drug-trafficking.
Mr Obama is also due to address US forces and USofficials. In December, he ordered the deployment of an extra 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan.
Only a few thousand of the extra forces have arrived so far, with most expected to be in place by thesummer.
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In a joint press conference, Mr Karzai thanked Mr Obama for US support and said he hoped the partnership wouldcontinue.
The White House confirmed that the Afghan president would visit Washington on 12 May.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says that for security reasons Mr Obama's trip - expected to last onlya few hours - was not announced beforehand and Mr Karzai was given just an hour's notice.
But while the trip is expected to be brief, it will be high on symbolism, our correspondent says.
This isMr Obama's first visit in the 14 months since he took office, during which time he has almost doubled American forces in Afghanistan.
US troops are now leading a massive military operation to pushTaliban militants from their stronghold in the south of the country.
US officials said Mr Obama would discuss benchmarks with Mr Karzai and other senior government figures.
The US president remains...