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The paradox of Afghan elections

Published: 20 August, 2009, 17:40


Electoral billboard with the picture of incumbent president Hamid Karzai (C) and running mates Mohamad Qasim Fahim (L) and Karim Khalili (R) in Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP Photo / Pedro Ugarte)

"Everybody knows Hamid Karzai is inefficient, weak and unpopular leader, still everybody would tell you he’s going to win," says Georgy Mirsky, a professor from the Institute of World Economy & International Relations.

 
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Bonzo August 20, 2009, 15:58 quote
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I really like Russia's upgraded reasoning on Afghanistan. Considering way back when the Soviets were in Afghanistan the Americans helped the Taliban with all their military needs to defeat the Soviets. Something the Taleban did. However the Soviets remained strong. One would have expected the Russians to help the Taleban Al Qaeida militarily. However the Russians acted smarter. They are 'HELPING' the Americans to get their country bankrupted faster.

armen08 August 22, 2009, 04:27 quote
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Elections in war torn Afghanistan? Give me a break. The charade of "democracy" by casting a few ballots is becoming increasingly more ludicrous. I still don't understand what the US is trying to prove. Or, for that matter, what a victory for the Afghan people, aka American strategists, means. This is a war with no end in sight unless the Americans pack up and leave the whole region.

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