The UN’s Electoral Complaints Commission recommended in 2009 that Afganistan’s Independent Election Commission invalidate 210 polling stations where the ECC found “clear and convincing evidence of fraud.” The IEC in turn announced a run-off election because Karzai no longer had over 50% of the vote. MSNBC reported that “the Karzai-influenced election commission may refuse to call for a runoff.” CNN reported that Karzai and Abdullah were trying to “cut some sort of deal” on a coaliation government that would have obviated, or skirted, a run-off. Such a compromise would have been woefully inadequate from the standpoint of democratic process.
The full essay is at " Afghani Electoral Fraud."