Vice President-elect Biden Visits Afghanistan And Iraq

Sen. Biden and Sen. Obama (August, 2008)

Biden Meets With Iraqi Leader In Baghdad -- CNN

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Monday met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, the president's office confirmed.

Biden -- who had been the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- is on a foreign visit that included stops in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Barack Obama, the incoming U.S. president, is planning to shift the military focus in the region to fighting militants in Afghanistan, while withdrawing all but a residual force of troops from Iraq.

Meanwhile, a string of bombings around Iraq's capital Monday killed eight people, including three Iraqi soldiers who died when their weapons truck was hit, and wounded at least 32, the country's Interior Ministry reported.

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More News On Vice-President Elect Biden's Trips
To Afghanistan And Iraq

Biden visits Iraq, as bombs highlight ongoing war -- Yahoo News/AP
US VP-elect Biden in Iraq: state TV -- AFP
Biden's Overseas Trip Could Be Passport to Trouble -- FOX News
Vice President-elect Biden arrives in Iraq -- Washington Post
Biden visits Iraq as blasts highlight ongoing war -- MSNBC
Biden Visits Afghanistan, Meets Karzai, US Officials -- Washington Post
Vice President Elect Visits U.S., Afghan Leaders in Afghanistan -- U.S. Department Of Defense
Biden Visits Kandahar, Reaffirms Support for Troops in Afghanistan -- Voice Of America
Biden briefed on Afghan shortages -- Washington Times/AP
Biden, Afghan president discuss "war on terror" -- Yahoo News/AFP
Biden and Karzai in Kabul meeting -- BBC