Fragile government may fall without US military commitment as Obama faces Afghanistan hard choices

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Hard choices in Afghanistan for re-elected Obama

AFP – As he celebrated re-election, US President Barack Obama spoke of his desire to “shape a peace” in his second term, but he faces huge challenges in Afghanistan, where he must end his country’s longest war. From the very early days of his presidency in 2009, Obama has learned the hard way.