Afghanistan: Former US ambassador Khalizad on 'historic' election --- Voters in Afghanistan are going to the polls on Saturday to choose a new president amid tight security, in what will be the nation's first ever democratic transfer of power. -- American diplomat Zalmay Khalizad was born in Afghanistan and knows the country well. -- He served there as America's ambassador after the invasion which followed the 9/11 attacks and became so influential he was dubbed the country's "Viceroy". -- Speaking on the BBC's Today programme, John Humphrys suggested to him there was no possibility that the Taliban would accept the outcome of the election. - More, BBC, at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26901198