Afghanistan Affairs Contributor

Scott Smith

1 article 2014

Scott Smith contributed to The Weekly Standard with analysis of Afghan politics and elections. His 2014 article examined the complexities of the Afghan electoral process and its outcomes.

The Afghan Election: Without Votes, Results—and an End

September 22, 2014 · War, Afghanistan, fraud

With the announcement in Kabul of a power-sharing government between the two presidential candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the Afghan election comes closer to a resolution. What is missing, however, is an actual result. The “national unity government” was one part of a deal brokered…