Her extended visit is being seen as a sign that the US is stepping up its diplomatic offensive in the region, as part of President Barack Obama's "pivot to Asia" in the face of an assertive China.
Moscow has denied launching a military offensive in the region.
Subsequently, NATO and Afghan forces launched an offensive in the region around Kandahar.
31 January Major separatist offensive in Donetsk region, following seizure of the airport, causes the collapse of Minsk peace talks.
Last month, Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari, declared a separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, a terrorist organization and unleashed a military offensive in the region.
Senator Edwards, instead of going on the offensive in a region outside of his own and possibly gaining momentum with a strong showing, played defense in Tennessee and Virginia and lost both.
He continued that Iran's "charm offensive" in the region had achieved a degree of success as some GCC authorities (he did not mention names) were now less suspicious of Iranian intentions.
He is an old man now and has stood aside to allow his son, Sirajuddin Haqqani, to lead the anti-US offensive in the region.
Three weeks into an army offensive in the region, the military say that about 400 suspected militants have been killed - mostly by air strikes carried out by helicopter gunships.
Kurdish forces, meanwhile, are also stepping up an offensive in the region.
It became a sensation and rallied people behind the army offensive in that region.
