Radio5Live has just reported that the re-run of the Afghanistan election, planned for later this week, has been cancelled. Karzai has been declared President. There was only one major candidate up for election. It was Karzai of course. The attempt of the US and UN to inflict western values on a country which is determined to rule by its ...

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In absolutely no surprise at all, Hamid Karzai's sole remaining opponent Abdullah Abdullah called the election in Afghanistan what it was -- a farce -- and dropped out giving Karzai an undeserved third term ... semblance of a freely elected government and a free press. Afghanistan has neither and likely will not for quite some time to come. Vote for this post at Progressive Bloggers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2009 (Reuters) -- CNN, quoting an unidentified Western source, said on Friday election talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah had broken down and that Abdullah would likely announce he will boycott the November 7 run-off vote. ... > read full story

Hamid Karzai has been officially declared the elected President of Afghanistan, following the cancellation of the planned election run-off. “We declare Hamid Karzai, he is the only candidate for the second round... be declared as elected president of Afghanistan," said IEC spokesman Azizullah Ludin at Monday's news conference in Kabul. ...

... completion but still in draft form, are likely to fuel debate over the Afghanistan election commission's ability to carry ... Agency for International Development, the audit said. Total election costs are now estimated at greater than $300 million ... paying attention. Nobody wanted to do anything about" the problems at the election commission, the official said. The draft audits are the latest ...