Jan Alekozai is a journalist for RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan in Prague.
Afghans have questioned former President Hamid Karzai's motives in opposing the foreign and domestic policies of incumbent President Ashraf Ghani.
Afghanistan's historic election are tainted by signs of fraud.
Afghanistan has officially backed Russia’s annexation of Crimea, a move seen as an effort to advance its long-standing irredentist claims over Pashtun regions in neighboring Pakistan.
Leading contenders in this year's Afghan presidential election agree there is no clear military solution to the ongoing conflict in their country, but they differ over how to tackle the issue of negotiating peace with the Taliban.
Experts and officials have advised President Hamid Karzai to sign the stalled security pact with the United States in an effort to bring stability to Afghanistan.
Afghans view this year's presidential election as necessary for ensuring a peaceful transfer of power, but worries over the process are abundant.
Ten years after it was adopted by an assembly of tribal leaders, Afghanistan's current constitution remains one of the most progressive in the Muslim world but has yet to be fully implemented.
