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In Afghanistan, Obama visits troops and officials
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Senator Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, on a high-profile foreign trip in a country that is increasingly the focus of his clash with Senator John McCain over whether the war in Iraq has been a distraction in hunting down terrorists. (article 1)
In a radio address on Saturday, he said Mr. Obama had been wrong about the increase in troops in Iraq, a strategy Mr. McCain said should be the basis for addressing deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan as well. (article 1)
KABUL, Afghanistan - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said. (article 5)
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) Sen. Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, met with American forces and, according to a U.S. official, is expected to meet Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (article 7)
His statement was a sharp contrast to Bush administration policy, supported by McCain, opposing a set timetable for withdrawal. (article 6)
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday that after intense U.S. assaults there, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq. (article 6)
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Source articles
- Obama’s Visit Renews Focus on Afghanistan (nytimes.com, 07/20/2008, 1038 words)
- A Mixed Take by McCain Camp on Obama’s Trip to War Zones (nytimes.com, 07/18/2008, 315 words)
- Obama breakfasts with U.S. troops in Afghan capital (Washington Post, 07/20/2008, 340 words)
- War policy is focus as Obama heads abroad (boston.com, 07/20/2008, 500 words)
- Barack Obama meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/20/2008, 1007 words)
- In Afghanistan, Obama visits troops and officials (boston.com, 07/19/2008, 683 words)
- Obama makes first trip to Afghanistan (CNN, 07/19/2008, 32 words)
- Al-Qaeda 'may be shifting focus' (BBC News, 07/20/2008, 231 words)
- The Troubled Afghan-Pakistani Border (Washington Post, 07/20/2008, 250 words)
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