Afghan investigation celebrated as "success"

The Afghan President Hamid Karzai and its Western allies have left the country for the election a success, after the votes were largely peaceful.

Karzai, the Taliban in Afghanistan to defy bombs and intimidation. " The praise was from the United States and NATO.

There were attacks from insurgents, but the UN has the vast majority of polling stations were able to work.

President Karzai challenges lies at around 30 competitors. The official results will not be for two weeks.

"The Afghan people have dared rockets, bombs and intimidation," he said to journalists that the polls closed for an extension of one hour.

The Afghan President Hamid Karzai casts his vote in Kabul (August 20, 2009)
Karzai praised the citizens who are moved to vote

"We'll see what that was. But they are extinguished, to vote. That's great."

In Washington, the White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said: "Many people have Nothelfer or threat of violence and terror, their thoughts about the next government for the people of Afghanistan."

Karzai said that on the basis of the Interior Ministry, 73 attacks were in 15 provinces.