Afghanistan's Cabinet and Attempted Reform Efforts

Afghanistan's parliament rejected 17 or President Hamid Karzai's 24 cabinet nominees. NewsHour's Margaret Warner speaks with Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S., Said Jawad, about what the vote means for his country's political future. Said says that though the rejections could be seen as a setback, the parliament's decision is a step in the right direction for the democratic process in Afghanistan.

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