In Pakistan, Afghanistan, Obama's Win Called Positive Sign

From Chicago Tribune:

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The headline on the popular Aaj TV station in Pakistan said it all: "Obama Wins, World Awaits Promised Change."

But in Pakistan and Afghanistan, people have more at stake than in much of the rest of the world. Barack Obama's major foreign policy stance has been to switch the focus of the so-called war on terror from Iraq to Pakistan and Afghanistan. He has promised new policies in the region, where Taliban-led militants have gained strength on both sides of the border and where both governments are struggling for legitimacy.

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