Deputy spokesperson to President Hamid Karzai said Obama invited President Karzai to meet him in Bagram airfield; however President Karzai offered to meet Obama in Kabul.
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By Ghanizada | May 25, 2014
Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected President Barack Obama’s invitation to meet him in Bagram airfield.
Adela Raz, deputy spokesperson to President Hamid Karzai said Obama invited President Karzai to meet him in Bagram airfield; however President Karzai offered to meet Obama in Kabul.
The White House officials also confirmed that an invitation was sent to President Hamid Karzai to meet President Barack Obama.
In the meantime, ARG Presidential Palace following a statement said an invitation was sent from the US embassy in Kabul for President Hamid Karzai to visit Bagram airfield and meet with President Obama.
Karzai quoted in the statement said he would be pleased to welcome President Barack Obama in Presidential Palace in Kabul. However, he said he has no intention to visit Bagram airfield to meet President Obama.
President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday evening and landed in US forces main military base, Bagram airfield.
Obama has made the surprise Memorial Day weekend visit to to thank forces who are preparing to withdraw after nearly 13 years of war.
Karzai rejects Obama’s invitation to meet him in Bagram Airfield
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