**~<br/> <br />EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />News of President Obama's win has hit the airwaves around the world-- leading newscasts from Australia, to China, to Pakistan, anchor men and women opened their shows with news of the U.S. Presidential elections.<br/> <br />And in Afghanistan the news was broadcasted across the country.<br/> <br />But in the US embassy in Kabul, embassy staff and journalists watched the returns on American networks.<br/> <br />U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham praised the President on his win.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN, JAMES CUNNINGHAM SAYING:<br/> <br />"It gives me great pleasure to congratulate president Barack Obama on his re-election as president of the United States."<br/> <br />Ties between Western troops and Afghan forces have deteriorated in the past year after a series of "insider" attacks against NATO coalition troops.
