Afghan leader to allow foreign election monitors
Afghanistan's president has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission that will monitor upcoming parliamentary elections, his spokesman said Saturday.
President Hamid Karzai's move comes amid pressure to avoid a repeat of last year's fraud-tainted presidential vote. Last month, Karzai signed a decree allowing him to appoint all five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission in consultation with parliamentary leaders and the head of the Supreme Court. The body previously had three UN appointees. (AP)
