Kabul draped in a veil of uncertainty
As results slowly roll in from last week's elections, Afghans enter a holy month gripped with equal parts of uncertainty, doubt and resignation. President Hamid Karzai has stayed relatively out of sight, even as his challenger, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, remains defiant and cries voter fraud. In this fluid situation, the talk in Kabul's dusty lanes is of a possible coalition government. - Derek Henry Flood (Aug 27, '09) Full Story »
Posted by Patrick McGuire - via NewsRack (Afghanistan), Asia Times
From all that I have heard and read Afghanistan is quite corrupt and always has been. The election results will be viewed with mistrust. Karzai is out for himself so I would expect him to come out the winner. The US has no chance to turn Afghanistan or Iraq into a western style democracy.