Gates is to meet with Karzai and U.S . Commander Gen. McChrystal . The U.S. military has been in Afghanistan since the Taliban was toppled by U.S.-led forces after a decade of war. Gates arrived on same day as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due . but the next steps as we look to spring , summer and fall . '' But Iranian officials said Ahmadinejad 's visit had been postponed until mid-March .
Gates is to meet with Karzai and U.S . Commander Gen. McChrystal . The U.S. military has been in Afghanistan since the Taliban was toppled by U.S.-led forces after a decade of war. Gates arrived on same day as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due . But Iranian officials said Ahmadinejad 's visit had been postponed until mid-March .