Afghan ambassador blames Obama administration for rough start, suggests runoff possible - Foreign Policy

Kabul's ambassador to the United States, Said Tayeb Jawad, made the remarks today at the United States Institute of Peace, saying that the new Washington leadership placed too much emphasis on meetings and not enough focus on substantive challenges.

Too much outside interference delegitimizes the election process, he argued, and took a swipe at recently ousted U.N. official Peter Galbraith, who says he was fired for speaking out about the fraud he witnessed while in Kabul.

"There were 7,000 international participants and observers, but then all of a sudden one guy, Peter Galbraith, is taking the crusade on himself," Jawad said, warning that Galbraith's outspokenness would cause "a reaction by the Afghans." - Afghan ambassador blames Obama administration for rough start ...‎

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