Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

United States President Barrack Obama arrived here Sunday night to pay a sudden visit to Afghanistan.

An official with Afghanistan's Presidential Palace confirmed Obama's visit, saying that the U.S. president has met with Hamid Karzai, and will then proceed to meet with the troops at Bahrum. Karzai has been invited to the White House in May.

The official rejected to be identified as he was not authorized to disclose the information due to security concerns.

Mr. Obama is expected to leave Afghanistan before sunrise Monday and be back in Washington by Monday morning.

This is his first trip as commander in chief to Afghanistan. He made a similar unannounced trip to Iraq last year.