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Karzai defends Afghan election process

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a news conference in Kabul

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a news conference in Kabul

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Letter from Washington: Karzai Weaker, but Still Important

News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month ago

The success of President Barack Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan may hinge on a leader whom many in the White House now see as a liability. Hailed as a standard-bearer of democracy after the post-Sept. 11 ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001,...
Afghan frustration mounts over vote result delay

News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago

Afghan politicians on Tuesday expressed frustration over delays to the outcome of the August presidential election, held up by elaborate efforts to wipe clean the widespread fraud that marred the vote. Nearly two months after polling day,...
Charge of vote fraud 'totally fabricated': Karzai

News Source: The Age | about 1 month ago

There must have been also fraud committed, no doubt," he said in an interview with ABC television. "But the election was good and fair and worthy of praise, not of scorn, which the election received from the international media." Asked about UN...
Karzai says would welcome more American troops

News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday he supports U.S. Afghanistan, is advocating a beefed-up counterinsurgency strategy that would include deploying 40,000 additional troops next year. "I'm fully behind him for what he is seeking in his...
Karzai defends Afghan election process

News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | about 1 month ago

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SCENARIOS - Possible outcomes of Afghan election

News Source: Chicago Tribune | about 1 month ago

If the ECC finds that fraud was insufficient to overturn the result, Karzai can be quickly declared the winner and would move to appoint a new government. Abdullah has said his followers would abide by the ECC's decision peacefully. Some in his camp...