This is probably the main reason we can't "win" in Afghanistan: corruption.
in reference to:"The head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan acknowledged Sunday that there was "widespread fraud" in the August presidential election but refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid influencing the ongoing recount.
Kai Eide appeared before reporters to respond to allegations by his former deputy, Peter Galbraith, that the Norwegian diplomat had sought to cover up evidence of massive fraud allegedly committed on behalf of President Hamid Karzai during the Aug. 20 balloting.
Galbraith, the top-ranking American in the U.N. mission, was fired Sept. 30 by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after the widely publicized dispute over how to deal with the fraud charges, which threaten to discredit both the Afghan government and the international strategy for combating the Taliban insurgency."
- U.N. Official: 'Widespread Fraud' in Afghanistan Election - FOXNews.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
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Sure, that is the exact case. You cannot win by treating corruption with another corruption. And unfortunately it seems that the UN mission didn't meet its original aim if it enables and almost secretly supports the undemocratic policy controlling Afghanistan. Julie
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