Powers line up to stir Afghanistan's pot

Asia Times by M K Bhadrakumar | Aug. 19, 2009 (News Analysis)

If Afghan President Hamid Karzai secures a clear-cut victory in the first round on Thursday, he will bring into power a coalition that the United States will find extremely hard to control. As such, regional capitals are concerned the US might now engineer a post-election "Iran-like situation" to muddy the waters and install a surrogate power structure in Kabul. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 19, 2009 - 4:08 AM PDT
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