Notes from The Afghan Elections
Notes from The Afghan Elections

Summary/Abstract: The Afghanistan presidential and local elections were held on August 20. This is the first presidential election since the one held in 2004. This election is far behind the previous one in terms of public enthusiasm and participation. The international community, having 26 Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in the country, was aware of the importance of the elections, as Afghanistan is again facing the risk of conflict and instability. Nevertheless, the only election observers were from Turkey, and there were no other international, NGO or local observers in Wardak, though it is a crucial area. The main concern was the security problems, not only for the observers, but also for election commission employees and voters.

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