Obama Makes Unannounced Memorial Day Trip to Afghanistan

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President Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday for an unannounced visit with U.S. Troops, officials said. The President landed at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan at about 8:15 p.m. local time (11:45 a.m. ET). Air Force One secretly left Washington from Andrew Air Force Base under cover of darkness at about about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night.

This is the fourth trip of his presidency and the first since a May 2012 visit where he visited the Presidential Palace and made an address to the nation.

Also traveling with the president are NSA Susan Rice, advisers John Podesta -- whose son is currently serving in Afghanistan, Dan Pfeiffer, Ben Rhodes — and country music star Brad Paisley, who will perform for troops during the visit. A pool of White House reporters and photographers accompanied the president under the strict condition that they not report on the trip until authorized, due to security considerations.