Obama Praises Afghans for Turning Out to Polls - nytimes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama congratulated the Afghan people Friday for pulling off a presidential election in the midst of violent intimidation by Taliban militants but cautioned that more difficult days lie ahead for the war-weary nation.
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