"President Barack Obama flew into Afghanistan Tuesday for a surprise whirlwind trip that will culminate in a live, televised address to the American people at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Speaking on the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, Obama will use the address from Bagram Air Force base to provide an update on troop withdrawal plans from the country that once served as home for the Al Qaeda leader.
In a briefing on Air Force One en route to Afghanistan, an administration official said bin Laden’s death is relevant to the trip and the president’s speech because of Al Qaeda’s roots in Afghanistan. Earlier, White House officials had claimed the date of the trip was merely a coincidence.
“He’ll certainly mention the fact that the history of this war and the fact that it was Al Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks that brought us to Afghanistan. And he’ll certainly mention the fact that it was from within Afghanistan a year ago that we launched an operation to kill Osama bin Laden. But his speech is about the future of our policy in Afghanistan his speech is about how were’ going to responsibly end the war in Afghanistan,” an official said during the Air Force One briefing.
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