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Obama arrives in Afghanistan unannounced


US President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan to sign an agreement outlining America's role in the country after it's combat troops withdraw in 2014.

His unannounced trip is taking place on the first anniversary of the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

The US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement will chart future relations with Afghanistan, setting out conditions for the US presence there.

Mr Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are set to approve the deal before the American leader delivers a televised address to the American people on the war effort later.


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