AP Interview: Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace

A presidential election that is days away in Afghanistan threatens the troubled nation's best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war, former President Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press on Tuesday, comparing the vote to asking a heart patient to run a marathon.Previous elections in Afghanistan have been plagued by violence and allegations of corruption and massive fraud.The Taliban, with whom the U.S. abruptly ended yearlong peace talks this month, are opposed to