More about Afghanistan in the news

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59T1YY20091101
So, Karzai's rival quits the election run-off, accusing the government of not meeting demands for a fair vote. And after 8 years of "importing" democracy from the US, it is very clear that this "war on terror" triggered by the September 11 2001 attacks is just a big joke...
The most powerful army on earth was granted an "attack-any-country-and-get-away-with-it" card which it has been using without remorse or restrictions since 911.
You can find an excellent explanation of what the US is doing in Noam Chomsky's 9-11. Seven Stories Press. (ISBN 1-58322-489-0)
And so now, the CIA operative, Hamid Karzai is the only candidate in the elections... very democratic!