A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Afghan Vote

Well, it appears the Afghan elections went off tolerably well, at least in the sense that violent attacks were relatively limited. The early reports on turnout seem mixed, ith some areas reporting long lines but others saying the turnout was down from the last elections. Until we get some real numbers it is hard to know. What does seem obvious is that it could have been a lot worse.

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