Afghanistan is scheduled to host democratic elections tomorrow, Saturday,
April 5. Current President Hamid Karzai has been one of the main advocates of a
peaceful transition of power, so once he leaves office it may be difficult to
retain peaceful democratic relations between Afghanistan and the international community. The
potential candidates, (all deliberately handpicked by Karzai, naturally) argue
that they will promote peaceful democracy, but then again, politicians don’t
exactly have a reputation for being honest and transparent about their
in-office objectives. It is important to note, however, that the potential
candidates are much more pro-America than Karzai. President Karzai and the
Obama Administration have not been on the best of terms lately; according to
the New York Times, “Obama administration officials…basically gave up on
working with Mr. Karzai after he refused to sign a security deal that would
allow American troops to stay past 2014.” In addition, Karzai recently praised
Russia’s decision to annex Crimea. These events increase tensions in
US-Afghanistan relations and, although elections are to be held tomorrow,
Karzai is expected to stay in office for at least another six months. In addition,
Karzai’s rigged election may produce another anti-American president. The Obama
Administration better keep a careful eye on Afghanistan and the results of its
election, especially when our troops could be affected.
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