U.S. Sen. Cruz goes to Afghanistan, Israel

Texan part of a Republican delegation to visit overseas

Published On: Jan 16 2013 09:57:14 PM CST   Updated On: Jan 16 2013 10:30:00 PM CST
SAN ANTONIO -

He's just settled into his new office in Washington, D.C., but newly-elected U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has already made his first trip to the Middle East.

The Republican went to Afghanistan where he met with military and political leaders to discuss the conditions there ahead of the U.S. troop withdrawal.

The group also went to Israel, where they met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

The lawmakers were back in Afghanistan Tuesday night.

Sen. Cruz posted the pictures on his Facebook page. You can see some of the images here.

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