 "His hard work and his new vision on global relations, his will and efforts for creating friendly and good relations at global level and global peace make him the appropriate recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize," said Siamak Hirai, a spokesman for Karzai.Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the decision was ridiculous, saying, "The Nobel prize for peace?Obama should have won the 'Nobel Prize for escalating violence and killing civilians."