Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is working his crunch time magic, recruiting long-time enemies and challengers to forge a real-life Afghan "Survivor"-style alliance meant to ensure Karzai's...

These counterfeit Oakley sunglasses were purchased today (Sept. 3, 2009) at a supermarket in Kabul. The cost: 500 afghanis or 10 USD.

AfPax broke the news in June, but only now months later on the eve of the Afghan presidential elections is the scoop getting global attention.

Here is AfPax's original report.

Here is the report in Pakistan's Dawn newspaper.