On November 5, 2008, Ambassador Said T. Jawad was interviewed on the BBC World News. He spoke of the global reaction to Senator Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 U.S. presidential race, the future of U.S.-Afghan relations and how to best address security challenges in Afghanistan.

Said T. Jawad, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S., today congratulated President- and Vice President-elect Barack Obama and Joseph Biden for their victory in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. “The election of Barack Obama to the presidency is a truly historic event. His candidacy has generated tremendous enthusiasm, and energized many young people in the United [...]