KABUL, AFGHANISTAN—U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that he and six other Senators just wrapped up a visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

McConnell was joined on the trip by Senators Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Pat Toomey (Pa.).

During their trip, the Senators met with U.S. troops, military officials and political leaders to discuss political, economic and security issues affecting bilateral relations. In addition to visiting with troops from their respective states, the Senators met with General David Petraeus, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir of Pakistan, and Pakistani General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army.

The delegation returns to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

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