
In Afghanistan, Signs of Democracy Taking Hold
The Afghan election was preceded by pessimistic speculations that it would be rigged or undermined by violence. Election day put to rest many of those concerns, says Scott Smith.
Director of the Afghanistan & Central Asia program at the United States Institute of Peace
Scott Smith is the director of the Afghanistan & Central Asia program at the United States Institute of Peace.
The Afghan election was preceded by pessimistic speculations that it would be rigged or undermined by violence. Election day put to rest many of those concerns, says Scott Smith.