Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Vice President in Kabul for Karzai Talks VOA News 10 January 2011 Vice President Joe Biden, right, speaks with General David Petraeus, NATO and US commander in Afghanistan, during a press event in Kabul, 10 Jan 2011 Photo: AP Vice President Joe Biden, right, speaks with General David Petraeus, NATO and US commander in Afghanistan, during a press event in Kabul, 10 Jan 2011 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Afghanistan on a fact-finding mission that includes a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.  A White House statement on Monday says Biden will meet with Mr. Karzai to assess progress being made towards the transition to Afghan-led security beginning this year. He will also meet with General David Petreaus, the commander of international troops in Afghanistan, and the American ambassador to Kabul, Karl Eikenberry.  The Obama administration has said that it will begin transferring security responsibilities to Afghanistan's national army this year - a gradual transition that will be complete in 2014. Last week the U.S. announced it is sending an additional 1,400 Marines to Afghanistan on a 90-day deployment, to bolster combat forces in southern Afghanistan, the heart of the Taliban insurgency.   There are currently 97,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan - by far the largest component of the 140,000-member International Security Assistance Force in the country. While in Afghanistan, Biden also will tour a training center for Afghan forces.  The vice president last visited Afghanistan two years ago, in January 2009, at the beginning of President Barack Obama's administration. .