House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, Oct. 20, her office said.
Pelosi, who travelled to Afghanistan after a stop in Jordan on Saturday, met President Ashraf Ghani and visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper as well as top U.S. military commanders and some of their troops, according to a statement released after the conclusion of the visit by the bipartisan delegation.
They discussed, among other topics, peace in the Middle East and Syria.