The photo is real, but it was taken in Kuwait, not Afghanistan. The EXIF data is intact on this link:
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080719/capt.e763353a84c24d2387b917756425e065.correction_obama_afghanistan_ny114.jpg?x=400&y=299&sig=tBGao3F7I0C5ZG2rH7bVqw--
March he said...and they asked..."How high, Mr. Obama".
Fr thread:
Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul
BBC News ^ | July 19, 2008
New photo seems legit:
Mr Obama met the governor of Nangarhar province
The Media needs careful watching....