Ambassador: Afghan poll likely to be undemocratic
Having pumped $75 million (âŹ61m) of EU taxpayersâ money, including Irelandâs, into elections in the war-torn nation, the EU has a number of concerns which were relayed yesterday to Afghan president Hamid Karzai.
EU ambassador Vygaudas Usackas said there was also fear among Afghan citizens that US and Nato troops could just âpack up and leaveâ. But Usackas said EU support was there for the long haul. âWe wish to have them [the elections] fair and transparent, but it wonât be democratic. It wonât. I want to be honest with the taxpayers.




