In a land as corrupt as Afghanistan it is impossible to determine who actually won the election. It doesn't appear that the US is supporting one side or the other, they are just asking both sides to restrain their rhetoric while talks are ongoing. Personally, I would rather see a general announcement made that the US is pulling all of its' troops out by the end of March. After this point the US will closely monitor activities throughout the country via a well established informant network. Any activities that we determine will become a threat to US national security in the future will be dealt with on a case by case basis by 'raining hell from above' until the threat ceases. This would satisfy those calling for an end to our nation's longest war while throwing a bone to the war hawks by giving them a real life bomb/missile testing range. Let the knuckle draggers in that God forsaken land have at each other. We just have to do our best to contain their dysfunction to their own personal hell hole.