Connect to share and comment  Kerry lands in Kabul on
unannounced visit: AFP   US Secretary of State John Kerry landed
in Afghanistan on Monday for an unannounced visit, with
relations badly frayed by Kabul's recent hostility to US-led
military efforts in the country.  Kerry is likely to face a
testing meeting with President Hamid Karzai who has launched a
series of verbal assaults on US troops and their coalition
partners.  "He will make clear that the US will have an enduring
commitment in Afghanistan that will last beyond transition and
that there will always be bumps on the road," a US official
travelling with Kerry told reporters.  More than 11 years after
the Taliban were ousted from power, international forces are
withdrawing from Afghanistan and handing responsibility for
fighting the Islamic insurgents to poorly-trained local police
and army.  As the transition gathers pace, the United States and
Afghanistan are also negotiating a strategic pact that will
determine the US presence in the country afte