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With armed Afghan guards at the gate and a Democrat donkey mascot munching leaves in the shade, dozens of American expatriates held a fundraiser in Kabul on Friday for U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry. About 60 people, mostly nongovernment aid workers, gathered at a restaurant garden across town from the fortress-like American Embassy, declaring "Kabul for Kerry." "It's important to show that there are Americans everywhere, even in Afghanistan, who want a change of leadership in the United States," said organizer Karen Hirschfeld, who is helping Afghans get ready for this year's national elections. "For the future of Afghanistan, Iraq...

KABUL, Afghanistan - With armed Afghan guards at the gate and a Democrat donkey mascot chewing leaves in the shade, dozens of American expatriates held a fund-raiser in Kabul on Friday for U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry. About 60 people, mostly nongovernment aid workers, gathered at a restaurant garden across town from the fortress-like American Embassy, declaring "Kabul for Kerry." "It's important to show that there are Americans everywhere, even in Afghanistan, who want a change of leadership in the United States," said organizer Karen Hirschfeld, of Winchester, Mass., who is helping Afghans get ready for this year's national elections....

About 60 American expatriates in Afghanistan held a fund-raiser today for Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign, the Associated Press reported. Much of the "Kabul for Kerry" crowd was, predictably, "aid workers," i.e., employees of left-wing nongovernmental organizations subsidized by money confiscated from you. Most of the Kerry fans in attendance were on the payroll of U.S. taxpayer-funded projects, said "education aid worker" Stephen Landrigan. A "health sector worker" from Baltimore named - as Dave Barry says, we are not making this up - Ayan Hussein said she wanted to help bring about a "regime change" in Washington. The most telling...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — With armed Afghan guards at the gate and a Democrat donkey mascot munching leaves in the shade, dozens of American expatriates held a fund-raiser in Kabul on Friday for U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry. About 60 people, mostly nongovernment aid workers, gathered at a restaurant garden across town from the fortress-like American Embassy, declaring "Kabul for Kerry." "It's important to show that there are Americans everywhere, even in Afghanistan, who want a change of leadership in the United States," said organizer Karen Hirschfeld, who is helping Afghans get ready for this year's national elections. "For the...