Karzai’s signature on the law, which determines how presidential and provincial elections will be run, is expected to alleviate international concerns that the ballot could be delayed or its credibility could be at risk.His office said Karzai’s decree meant the law had come into immediate effect. Karzai on Wednesday approved a bill giving more power and independence to the electoral complaints watchdog, which was integral to unmasking massive fraud at the last presidential election in 2009.Donor nations have been pressing Kabul to pass the election laws, seen as crucial to proving that the 12-year war and billions of dollars of aid money have not been in vain.
