NYT: nytimes.com

They said American officials offered Mr. Karzai the opportunity to join Mr. Obama at Bagram, but were not surprised when the Afghan leader turned them down. A statement from Mr. Karzai’s office was terse about the invitation: “The president of Afghanistan said that he was ready to warmly welcome the president of the United States in accordance with Afghan traditions,” it said, “but had no intention of meeting him at Bagram.”