AFGHANISTAN USA OBAMA

epa01418832 A handout picture released on 20 July 2008 by US coalition forces in Afghanistan, shows US Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama (C), shaking hands with a US soldier during a breakfast visit at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. US Senators Hagel, Jack Reed and Barack Obama are on an official visit of Afghanistan. Barack Obama was also expected to meet President Hamid Karzai, as part of a schedule which for security reasons was being kept a closely-guarded secret.