Democracy (???) in Afghanistan

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Turmoil over Afghan vote boycott

Wonder how Bush will spin this breaking story:


A guard frisks voters as they queue to enter a polling station

Afghanistan's first democratic election has been thrown into confusion after it was announced that most presidential candidates were boycotting it.

The move follows claims of widespread voting irregularities.

The boycott was agreed by 15 candidates opposed to the favourite, the interim President Hamid Karzai, reports say.

Posted by Greg Stone at October 9, 2004 08:00 AM
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