Future Karzai cabinet to balance 'warlords' and West

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It may have looked like a done deal for President Hamid Karzai and many Afghans when, one by one, key ethnic chiefs and regional power brokers threw their weight behind the incumbent ahead of the Aug. 20 presidential election. But, almost two months on and still no clear result, Karzai now...

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News Source: Asian Age | about 1 month ago

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