Afghanistan election problems will take years to fix, says watchdog

[alp227]

Source: Associated Press

Afghanistan's electoral process is plagued by deep-rooted problems that will take years to fix, according to a report issued by a US government watchdog agency as the country prepares for its first vote since last year's flawed presidential election.

The report (pdf) by the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction suggests that Saturday's parliamentary elections are likely to be as messy and contested as last year's balloting, which undermined international support for Hamid Karzai's government.

The report notes that many logistical problems that led to fraud in the presidential election have been addressed, such as better ballot tracking and planning where to open polling stations well in advance.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/12/afghanistan-election-report

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Report in PDF format: http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/audits/SIGAR%20Audit-10-16.pdf

[Vehl]

1. As long as Karzai is there...the elections will always be rigged nt

[ProudDad]

2. Experts determine that USAmerican electoral problems

are too tough to solve (and there's no real money in it) and decide to concentrate on other nation's electoral "problems"...