Karzai and the Afghan election – answers
Karzai and the Afghan election
questions
- Where is the drumbeat? on the campaign trail
- Who is attending this campaign rally? the President Hamid Karzai
- What does the tribal leader put on Karzai’s head? a turban
- Who is he calling upon to take part in the election? the Taliban
- What does he want to bring about? peace
- What do the Taliban intend to do at the election? boycott and disrupt it by attacking polling stations
- If he is re-elected, what does Karzai hope to do? intensify talks with the Taliban and other insurgents
- How much of the vote does he need? 50%
- What will happen if he falls short pf this figure? there will be a run-off
- If Karzai is elected what is the ‘payback’. putting war-lords and drug-kingpins in key government positions in return for their support