Brief Update on Events

This is quick summary of latest developments. I actually did not write it myself but as a blogger I take the liberty of "stealing" my friend's idea. Plus I could not write it better. So, enjoy Afghan politics in one paragraph.

Karzai confirmed “elected president” by the Independent Election Commission, which he had independently appointed himself. Abdullah stated that Karzai’s re-election on the basis of the fraudulent 1st round is not legitimate. Gordon Brown congratulated Karzai and urged a strong action on corruption within Afghan Government. Karzai retorted that much worse than the “afghan corruption, which is a corruption like in every other government”, is “the corruption brought to Afghanistan by foreigners”. Taleban issued a statement saying that it is funny to see Western Allies criticize Karzai for election-rigging one day, only to congratulate him for re-election on the basis of the same fraudulent 1st round a couple of weeks later. Ban Ki Moon remains committed to the people of Afghanistan, and ordered re-location of 600 hundred UN staff from field positions. Marghzar won this year’s round of 1st-snow-in-PIN-project-area.