Thursday, March 27, 2014

Afghan minister promises safe vote despite Taliban pressure --- (Reuters) - Afghan Interior Minister Umer Daudzai, the man in charge of security during next week's presidential election, said on Wednesday the country was under pressure from an escalating Taliban insurgency but pledged to ensure a safe vote. -- Afghanistan will choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai on April 5 in a crucial election which is designed to mark the first democratic transfer of power in its history. -- Kabul is on high alert ahead of the vote, which Taliban insurgents have promised to derail with a campaign of bombings and assassinations. -- In a rare interview, Daudzai, a Karzai confidant and one of Afghanistan's most powerful men, told Reuters the government felt the pinch from the growing violence. -- "As we move along and get closer to the election our enemies try to put pressure on us, to disrupt the election," he said. -- "They have already declared that they would disrupt the election. But we are confident that they will not be able to derail the election ... There will be security, and people will come out and vote in a secure environment." - More, at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/us-afghanistan-minister-idUSBREA2P1KG20140326

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