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"I am not against Karzai personally. But we were unhappy with the situation and had views on the changes to policies and actions which are needed in Afghanistan," he says. Nasim Bahman, a TV journalist and university professor in Balkh province, says...
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The vote was so soiled that U.N.-backed fraud investigators threw out more than a million ballots — enough to force Karzai into a second-round vote. The runoff was later canceled when Karzai's top challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah,...
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The watchdog previously had three UN appointed experts on its panel. After last year’s presidential vote, the ECC ruled there had been widespread ballot stuffing forcing Karzai into a potential runoff. However he was later declared the victor when his... Full Article at Times Online
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The Uzbek Rasheed Dostam and the important Hazara community's leadership supported Karzai in the presidential elections. At the same time, Karzai nominated the most powerful Tajik leader, Qasim Faheem, as vice president to chip away Tajik support to... Full Article at The News
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Parliamentary elections are expected to be held this summer. “This is really a critical moment in the run up to the parliamentary elections,” said Abdullah Abdullah, who was Mr. Karzai’s main opponent in last year’s presidential election. “There has to... Full Article at The New York Times
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He told the newspaper the gains of the current NATO-Afghan offensive to drive the Taliban from southern Helmand province would be lost unless the Afghan people are assured the Taliban would not be replaced with corrupt officials. Abdullah said while... Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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“The Taliban are not ready to enter talks. They think that they have the upper hand militarily. And also, it is against their ideology, against their core existence to enter talks or to envisage to be part of a democratic system, Abdullah told a... Full Article at A Pakistan News
