article_snippet: (CNN)The first state visit to the United States of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah was supposed to take place in early March.
article_snippet: But first state visit to the United States of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah was delayed because Republican leaders had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress during the same time period.
article_snippet: According to two Afghan government officials involved in the planning for first state visit to the United States of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah, the Afghan government believed American media attention would be largely focused on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, so first state visit to the United States of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer
article_snippet: Abdullah Abdullah Afghan was delayed by two weeks, which is a useful reminder that there is a sound reason why congressional leaders shouldn't unilaterally extend invitations to foreign leaders.
article_snippet: Ghani and Abdullah arrived in Washington on Sunday and have had much to discuss with the Obama administration.