Karzai Blames U.N. for Election Fraud
Although Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Thursday that last year's presidential election had been greatly hindered by fraud, his assessment as to the source of the problem came as a surprise to the president's main target.
Although Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Thursday that last year’s presidential election had been greatly hindered by fraud, his assessment as to the source of the problem came as a surprise to the president’s main target. –KA
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Fraud had been widespread, Mr Karzai conceded, but he blamed foreigners for it, saying the UN was its focal point.
Mr Karzai singled out Peter Galbraith, the then deputy head of the UN mission, who he said had organised the fraud.
He accused Mr Galbraith of feeding details to the international media in an attempt to blacken his name. Mr Galbraith called the claim incredible.
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