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Who knew American democracy was quite so exportable?

President Hamid Karzai ousted Afghanistan’s top prosecutor on Wednesday, a day after the official announced he would run in next year’s presidential election.

Karzai’s office said Attorney General Abdul Jabar Sabet’s plan to contest the election amounted to a resignation.

“Attorney general is one of the key positions in Afghanistan’s government, and it should be impartial and make decisions freely without any political interference or personal interest,” a presidential statement said.

“(Sabet’s) announcement to run in the next presidential election means he has resigned from his current post,” it said.

However, Sabet insisted at a news conference that he had not resigned and was “forced to leave the office.”