US House speaker Pelosi visits Afghanistan 19 mins ago WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nancy Pelosi, the powerful speaker of the US House of Representatives, met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday in Afghanistan as international forces ready a major military offensive. US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and General Stanley McChrystal, who commands US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, briefed Pelosi and her congressional delegation, the speaker's office said in a statement. The group then met with Karzai "to discuss the political and security situation in Afghanistan," it added.