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‘Ordinary’ Afghans have little faith in Karzai

Weary Afghans, who have endured years of hardships imposed by a corrupt government, expressed little hope that President Hamid Karzai's next term will turn their lives around.

 

Afghan vote in the balance, Abdullah cancels trip

Afghan vote in the balance, Abdullah cancels trip

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election rival Abdullah Abdullah cancelled a planned trip to India on Saturday, his advisers said, heightening speculation he would pull out of next week's disputed run-off ...

 

Karzai rival wavers on runoff

Karzai rival wavers on runoff

Candidate says he may boycott if election panel isn't purged of members he says favor Karzai.

 

Afghan Panel Orders Runoff

Afghan Panel Orders Runoff

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he accepted a finding of widespread fraud in the August presidential elections and endorsed a runoff vote scheduled for Nov. 7.

 

Thousands of Afghan ballots tossed for fraud

Thousands of Afghan ballots tossed for fraud

Fraud investigators have thrown out hundreds of thousands of ballots for Afghanistan's president from the country's disputed ...

 

Iran Releases Newsweek Reporter

Iran released a foreign Newsweek reporter on bail almost four months after he was arrested following the country's disputed presidential election.

 

Afghanistan gears up for final election result

Afghanistan gears up for final election result

A U.N.-backed fraud watchdog said Friday it was close to a verdict in its probe of Afghanistan's presidential election, which could force incumbent Hamid Karzai into a run-off against his main rival.

 

U.N.-Backed Afghan Fraud Panel Member Resigns

A member of a U.N.-backed panel set up to investigate fraud complaints in Afghanistan's election resigned Monday, blaming what he called "the interference of foreigners" in a vote already mired in controversy.

 

'Widespread Fraud' in Election

The embattled head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Sunday defended himself against allegations from his former American deputy that he chose to ignore evidence of fraud in last month's disputed elections and acted in a biased manner towards President Hamid Karzai.

 

U.S. Critic of Karzai Is Fired From U.N. Mission

Peter Galbraith, the top American U.N. official in Afghanistan, was being recalled after a dispute over the handling of fraud allegations in the election.

 

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