Afghanistan will be a major challenge for Obama: Powell

WASHINGTON, Nov 6: Former US secretary of state Colin Powell warned on Thursday that the Afghan war would be the second biggest challenge for President-elect Barack Obama after his inauguration on Jan 20.

The first challenge, of course, would be dealing with the economic crisis, said Mr Powell in interviews to various US news outlets. But Mr Obama would also need to pay “a lot of time and attention” to the war in Afghanistan, he added.

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