Afghanistan elections postponed.1/29/2009 7:57:54 AM Afghanistan's presidential elections, due to take place in May, have been postponed until August 20 due to security and logistical lo·gis·tic also lo·gis·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to symbolic logic. 2. Of or relating to logistics. [Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation problems. The decision to delay the elections, announced on Thursday by the Independent Election Commission, was attributed to a clause in the constitution citing that a lack of security makes a vote impossible. Other Afghan officials have said the delay is due to not having time to declare candidates, print ballots and distribute them around the country by May. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. , Afghanistan's president since a US-led invasion removed the Taliban in 2001, has confirmed he will run for a second term. The vote will be Afghanistan's second ever democratic election to choose a head of state. Waning popularity Other Afghan politicians are expected to take part in the presidential race, but none are expected to present much of a challenge to Karzai, despite increasing criticism of his governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. from both inside Afghanistan and amid western allies The Western Allies were the democracies and their colonial peoples, within the broader coalition of Allies during World War II. The term is generally understood to refer to the countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations and part of the military of Poland (from 1939), exiled . Azizullah Loden lo·den n. 1. A durable, water-repellent, coarse woolen fabric used chiefly for coats and jackets. 2. A deep olive green. , the head of the Independent Election Commission, said additional international forces would arrive in the coming months to boost security, allowing the vote to take place. US military leaders have said that up to 30,000 new US forces could be sent to Afghanistan this year in an attempt to improve national security. Thousands of those troops will be sent to the south, Afghanistan's most violent region. Karzai was chosen to head up the Afghan transitional government and won 55 per cent of the vote in the country's first presidential elections back in 2004. But his rule has been weakened weak·en tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak  en·er n. by a failure to tackle corruption
and violence, such as the resurgence re·sur·gence n. 1. A continuing after interruption; a renewal. 2. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor; a revival. of Taliban fighters who clash daily with Afghan government and international Nato troops. While an election delay had been expected, opposition groups may raise objections. [c] Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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