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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to troops serving on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a surprise visit there, May 2, 2012. Obama announced that he signed a strategic partnership agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai detailing the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan as the war there nears an end.

BAGRAM ADDRESS

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to troops serving on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a surprise visit there, May 2, 2012. Obama announced that he signed a strategic partnership agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai detailing the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan as the war there nears an end.

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