Obama in first Afghanistan visit
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Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on saturday, to kick off his tour of the middle-east and Europe.
The trip aims to highlight his foriegn policy views, and boost their credentials: his visit to Iraq and his actions there will be important in this respect.
But Mr Obama does not plan on delivering strong words to the middle east leaders, saying he was "more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking", adding: "we have one president at a time, so it's the president's job to deliver those messages".
The trip aims to highlight his foriegn policy views, and boost their credentials: his visit to Iraq and his actions there will be important in this respect.
But Mr Obama does not plan on delivering strong words to the middle east leaders, saying he was "more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking", adding: "we have one president at a time, so it's the president's job to deliver those messages".
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US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan, at the start of a high-profile international tour.
Mr Obama, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is expected to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
He is later expected to visit Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain.
Correspondents say Mr Obama is hoping to address security issues, seen as the weakest aspect of his presidential bid.
Opinion polls suggest Americans regard Republican John McCain as a better potential commander-in-chief. -
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