Sen. John McCain visits Afghanistan
Jul 3, 2014, 5:52 PM | Updated: 5:53 pm
PHOENIX — As part of his diplomatic trip to India to meet with newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arizona Sen. John McCain also stopped in Afghanistan.
McCain was accompanied by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and the two men met with Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani.
Sen @GrahamBlog and I had a good meeting with Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani today #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/GfQidKASkV
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 3, 2014
Good meeting w/ Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah today in #Kabul w/ @GrahamBlog #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/slTw3IHJE2
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 3, 2014
Afghanistan is in the midst of a crisis as Pakistani refugees are flooding the border, “as the Pakistani military continues its offensive against the Taliban in North Waziristan,” according to the news website ForeignPolicy.com.
