Afghanistan election: Warlords and technocrats seek to replace Karzai --- The race to succeed Afghan President Hamid Karzai in next April's election looked wide open as nominations closed on Sunday night. --- The former foreign minister, Zalmai Rassoul, a descendant of Afghanistan's royal family, also needed to turn to a former warlord clan for one of his running mates to build support, but in a historic move, his other vice-presidential nominee is the reformist governor of Bamiyan province, Habiba Sarobi, the first woman to be nominated for high office in Afghanistan with any chance of success. - BBC