WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Just a few hours ago, a U.S. Senate delegation traveling through Central and South Asia arrived in Afghanistan. A short time later, the British prime minister, Tony Blair, landed at the same location. CNN's John Vause is at the Bagram Air Base with more on the high- profile arrivals.</s>JOHN VAUSE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The nine U.S. senators arrived here at Bagram Air Base a few hours ago. They met with the new interim chairman, Hamid Karzai. In that meeting, Hamid Karzai thanked the United States as well as all the people of America for helping the people in Afghanistan in the continued struggle against terrorism. There was also talk of the need for reconstruction in this country. And it was then that one of the senators apologized to Hamid Karzai for the lack of involvement by the United States before September 11. The senators have also taken a tour of the Bagram Air Base here, a crucial base here for the U.S. forces who are based in the Kabul region. This airfield will be used for humanitarian aid and has been used over the last few weeks to ship urgently needed humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan. The senators are now meeting with the U.S. forces, who have been based here for more than a month now. They will also meet with the British prime minister, Tony Blair, who arrived a short time ago. He, too, will meet with Hamid Karzai, with a similar message: The world is with Afghanistan and they here to support and help Afghanistan rebuild after two decades of war. John Vause, CNN, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
U.S. Senators, British Prime Minister Arrive in Afghanistan