Today the Independent Electoral Commission announced the final figures for the presidential election. This is after they have taken into account all of the complaints made by the different candidates. As predicted, the front-runner, Abdullah Abdullah, has not reached 50 per cent plus one. So there will be a run off between him and his … Continue reading The game is on again
Month: May 2014
Back in the land of craggy mountains – and crazy traffic!
So I'm back in Kabul - in 2014 - the year the wheels are supposed to come off Afghanistan. So how is it? Well, there is still no new President, there have been rocket attacks in the city, and legislation outlawing violence against women is even further away (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/04/afghanistan-law-victims-violence-women ). But the sky is blue, … Continue reading Back in the land of craggy mountains – and crazy traffic!