Afghan presidential elections come as President Hamid Karzai 's five-year term ends . Soldiers then searched their compound and confiscated several assault rifles . The United States has been trying to persuade the Afghans that they should hold a new election in 2014 and not wait until next year for another vote. U.S. troops will deploy extra troops to provide security in run-up to the election .
Afghan presidential elections come as President Hamid Karzai 's five-year term ends . The United States has been trying to persuade the Afghans that they should hold a new election in 2014 and not wait until next year for another vote. U.S. troops will deploy extra troops to provide security in run-up to the election .