Afghan President Karzai Approves Removal of Foreign Observers from Electoral Watch Panel That Exposed Massive Fraud in Last Election
The supposed international electoral watchdog has been credited by the UN and Western governments with helping to expose a massive fraud in last year's presidential poll, forcing Karzai into a second round of voting that was eventually cancelled due to his rival's withdrawal. The move gives President Karzai the power to appoint all five members of Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC).