From Democracy to Campaign Managers: Afghanistan imports everything American

The upcoming Presidential elections in Afghanistan are being closely watched across the globe. From defeating the Taliban in 2001 to cobbling together a “democratic” government for Afghanistan under President Hamid Karzai, the U.S. influence in Afghanistan has been immense. From Greg Morstenson to Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan has experienced a variety of contributions from the U.S. Now the Presidential elections have another typical American experience to offer: campaign managers. It is not only surprising that Afghanistan, where national election commission will conduct elections for the first time, has so promptly borrowed the Western trend of appointing campaign managers but one such campaign manager is from the U.S. Any guesses?

Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani has appointed James Carville as his campaign manager; a man who has been to Afghanistan only once!

Here is what James Carveille had to say to Colbert about his new mission.