The last time President Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan spoke face to face, it was on a video conference call on Sept. 21. Mr. Obama, distracted by an election in which the war in Afghanistan was barely discussed, deflected Mr. Karzai’s most probing questions, The Times explains in this article.
This afternoon, the two leaders will finally confront the future of the American commitment in Afghanistan. You can watch the news conference live at 1:15 p.m. New York time from this blog post.
Here is some background on what is likely to be discussed:
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