Elections are a Success!

According to this update from CentCom. Only thing I found on my local paper was a critical article from the AP. This is good news, though:

“The election results will not be known for several weeks,” said Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya, Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force 76. “However, we believe the real winners in this process are the people of Afghanistan who courageously took a stand against years of violence and oppression and took a major step forward toward peace and prosperity.”
“Let there be no doubt that the success of the National Assembly Election has strengthened the resolve and commitment of U.S. and Coalition Forces. We will relentlessly continue security operations, in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces, to keep the enemy on the defensive and to continue to bring security, reconstruction, and development to the Afghan people on behalf of their central government. ”