South Asia: March 2005

First Steps: The Afghan Elections

By: Thomas J. Barfield

Description: "For [Hamid] Karzai, winning a nationwide plebiscite made him the first elected leader in Afghan history and legitimized his government. . . . But his electoral victory will prove hollow unless he succeeds in using this window of opportunity to permanently change the dynamic of Afghan politics."

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