Afghan election over due to the World Series. Apparently Abdullah Abdullah is a big fan of the Phillies and decided it was more important to watch the rest of the series than stand for reelection.

According to an independent source on the blogosphere, the real reason the Afghan run-off election between Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah was canceled was because the latter was obsessed with watching the World Series. Apparently, Abdullah Abdullah is a huge Philadelphia Phillies fan and didn’t want to miss any of the games just to get [...]