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Afghanistan
Was the Afghan presidential election a success?
2019-10-01
[DW] Voter turnout in the presidential election is reportedly lower than expected despite the Taliban
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's failure to pull off large-scale attacks. DW examines the reasons behind the low participation rate and its implications.

Less than just a month ago, very few people believed a presidential election would take place in Afghanistan. US-Taliban talks in Doha, growing insecurity and intensifying political divisions had created an uncertain environment in the war-ravaged country. On top of all that, the Afghan Taliban had declared an all-out war against the vote, threatening civilians, electoral staff and government forces with attacks during the polls.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  They actually had an election which is better than many Third World countries, so ... Yeah, a 'success'.
Posted by: magpie   2019-10-01 20:33  

#2  Afghan president must be considered a satrap of the United States. I see no harm in that if it doesn't cost too much and it's a thorn in the side of the Paks. The key question is how much does it cost and what, exactly, do we get for it?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-10-01 13:03  

#1  As a circus show in which dressed up monkeys imitate human behavior?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-10-01 04:03  

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