Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses

Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses media representatives during a press conference at the Presidential palace in Kabul on November 5, 2008. Karzai congratulated Barack Obama on his US election victory, saying it took the world into a „new era”. World leaders quickly hailed the triumph of Barack Obama in the US presidential election as the start of a new era but there were also calls for a new deal with the global superpower. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)