My belief is that there is another, far more critical challenge facing Afghanistan in 2014: the election of a new president. In a system where so much power – open and hidden, constitutional and traditional – is centered around the president, the election could well turn into an all-out battle for the country’s future.
我认为，2014年的阿富汗将面临另一个远为关键的挑战：选举新总统。在阿富汗，多股势力——公开的或隐藏的，宪政的或传统的——都在觊觎总统宝座，总统大选很可能将成为决定阿富汗未来的大混战。