So I was wondering if and when NP ever visited troops in Afghanistan before. Found this article from 2013. Usually she does this around Mother's Day, which is usually in MAY, to thank the female troops, and she typically brings the female congress members rather than the males along.
Supports anons' view that she was escaping from something in D.C.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/09/nancy-pelosi-sequestration_n_3247058.html