Afghanistan’s first presidential election, held this month, was largely free of the violence threatened by the Taliban hoping to disrupt it. That led President Bush to declare the country an American-backed success story. By contrast, his challenger, Senator John Kerry, continued to describe Afghanistan the way many Americans and others still perceive it: a fractious nation riven with violence, terrorism and warlords. Neither description is a full reflection of the reality here, Afghan officials and Western diplomats and experts said this week. But all said the Taliban had probably been weakened as a result.Full Story
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