更有甚者， 2 月 13 日，卡尔扎伊颁布法令，让自己任命所有选举监督委员会成员。 这显然是为了强化裙带关系，以便在未来的选举中打压反对势力，这清楚地表明他对提高政府诚信视为儿戏。
To make matters worse, Karzai issued a decree on February 13 permitting him to appoint all of the ECC's members, a measure clearly designed to strengthen the patronage system and weaken opposition movements’ prospects in future elections and a strong demonstration that his administration is not serious about establishing greater government accountability.