HRW: Elections Hijacked

RFE-RL has the scoop:

"The report says that regional armed militias across the country have held onto political power and are using force, threats, and corruption to dominate the election process.

"Worse, says the report, a number of the warlords commanding these militias are allied with the U.S. forces. Sifton said that because of the under-manning of international forces by both the United States and its NATO allies, the people guarding polling sites often will be the local militias ordinary Afghans fear most."