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All hopes that the presidential elections in Afghanistan would bring some clarity about the future and some stability to the country, seem to have crumbled down a couple of weeks ago. After the refusal of the main contender Abdullah Abdullah to participate in the runoff, noone was able guarantee fair elections any more, neither respectively more security from within the country. Afghanistan remains stuck with the same president, a figure soaked in corruption and backed by an ineffective state apparatus lacking any signs of reform. While the Afghans, with their extremely low voting turnout, showed in August that they expect no changes whatsoever, the Western leaders are now having a serious problem explaining to their own electorate how they're supposed to work for another 5 years with a president who's anything but a reliable partner.
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All hopes that the presidential elections in Afghanistan would bring some clarity about the future and some stability to the country, seem to have crumbled down a couple of weeks ago. After the refusal of the main contender Abdullah Abdullah to participate in the runoff, noone was able guarantee fair elections any more, neither respectively more security from within the country. Afghanistan remains stuck with the same president, a figure soaked in corruption and backed by an ineffective state apparatus lacking any signs of reform. While the Afghans, with their extremely low voting turnout, showed in August that they expect no changes whatsoever, the Western leaders are now having a serious problem explaining to their own electorate how they're supposed to work for another 5 years with a president who's anything but a reliable partner.
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