Obama visit 'shows confidence'
<p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jin">Jin</span> <span word="Canrong">Canrong</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Renmin">Renmin</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="government">government</span>."</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Osama">Osama</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanstan">Afghanstan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Hamid">Hamid</span> <span word="Karzai">Karzai</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reassurances">reassurances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>.</p><p><span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="pleased">pleased</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="war">war</span> ... <span word="Success">Success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="security">security</span>," <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p>
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