Nov 22, 2009
- Aug 21, 2009
Hardin Lang was on NPR yesterday after observing the elections with Democracy International in Kandahar. Lang reported low voter turnout and describes the “ambient environment” on the ground at the polling stations he visited.
- Aug 20, 2009
Election turnout today was low and not surprisingly plagued by instances of fraud and intimidation.
- Aug 20, 2009
Rick Barton appeared on fox news "Afghanistan on High Alert."
- Aug 18, 2009
In the final few days before the Afghanistan elections on August 20th, many are hard at work to ensure that they are successful, accurate, and attract minimum disruption.
- Aug 18, 2009
Rick Barton was on Federal News Radio this morning to discuss the surge of civilians being sent to Afghanistan ahead of the elections. Listen to the full interview.
- Aug 17, 2009
With fast approaching elections and intensifying criticism of the war in Afghanistan, Karzai may not be the cause behind the U.S.’s problems.
- Aug 14, 2009
With Western attention to foreign policy fixated on Afghanistan and Pakistan (Iraq has already faded from the radar for most casual observers), the recent deaths of Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik Dzhabrailov have barely been mentioned. The husband and wife were kidnapped in Grozny and found in the trunk of their car. Outside the community of Russia/Eurasia specialists, why should anyone care?
- Aug 13, 2009
According to the Telegraph, Karzai's brother Ahmed Wali has been making deals with Taliban-affiliated groups in the Pashtun south to ensure that more polling stations can open, on top of attempts to buy votes.
A series of secret ceasefire deals have been agreed with Taliban commanders to ensure that voting can go ahead in Afghanistan's volatile south during next week's presidential elections.
- Aug 12, 2009
Foreign Policy Magazine and the New America Foundation just launched AfPak Channel. @AfPakChannel is great on Twitter, so it isn't surprising that site is already an important center for the debate on our strategy and the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Here are some highlights from its first few days.
