Biden is slated to meet with President Hamid Karzai. The White House said in a statement that he was to assess progress toward "the transition to Afghan-led security beginning this year."
US VP Biden arrives in Afghanistan for visit
KABUL, Afghanistan
Biden's surprise visit Monday evening comes a little over a
month after President Barack Obama traveled to the Afghanistan,
telling U.S. troops who comprise the bulk of a 140,000-strong NATO
force that they are making progress in their mission to fight
terrorism.
