THE BIG QUESTION is a new multimedia project on the World Policy Blog. Every week, our editorial team will investigate a pressing global question, provide context and analysis, and feature answers from internationally renowned experts. Today, THE BIG QUESTION looks at whether or not the widespread allegations of voting fraud during the recent presidential election in Afghanistan will undermine Afghan central governance.
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Written and formatted by editorial assistants Max Currier and Josh Sanburn.
Further reading:
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal (U.S. Army), “COMISAF’s Initial Assessment,” August 30, 2009.
Bob Woodward, “McChrystal: More Forces or ‘Mission Failure’,” The Washington Post, September 21, 2009.
Michael Daxner, “Afghanistan: Graveyard of Good Intent,” World Policy Journal, Summer 2009.
Lt. Gen. David W. Barno, Dr. Marvin Weinbaum, Lisa Curtis, David Isby, “Afghanistan after Elections: Implications and Strategies for Moving Forward,” The Heritage Foundation, August 27, 2009.
Dexter Filkins and Carlotta Gall, “Fake Afghan Poll Sites Favored Karzai, Officials Assert,”The New York Times, September 6, 2009.
The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
The Editors, “Fending Off Failure in Afghanistan,” The New York Times (Room for Debate blog), September 21, 2009.
Karen DeYoung, “U.S., Allies Vow Support for Karzai,” The Washington Post, September 28, 2009.