Two possible candidates weigh in on Afghan elections

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Two possible candidates weigh in on Afghan elections
By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, February 15, 2009

There’s a lot riding on the upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan.

"What’s at stake is really success or failure in Afghanistan," said defense analyst Daniel Goure.

Without a credible and effective government, Afghanistan runs the risk of becoming a "continually failed state," said Goure, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a nonpartisan think-tank based in Washington.

While the list of candidates is not yet known, two people mentioned in media reports as possible contenders are Ali Ahmad Jalali and Ashraf Ghani, both former members of the Afghan government.

Both men say the government of current Afghan President Hamid Karzai has failed.


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