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Afghanistan Looks with Dread at Approaching Elections

Both President Hamid Karzai and NATO exude confidence when talking about the parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. But security in the country is worsening by the day — and many polling stations have been abandoned completely. The decorations in … Continue reading

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Afghan runner-up lists election conditions

Abdullah Abdullah has set out a list of “minimal” conditions that he says must be met if the run-off presidential election between him and Hamid Karzai is to be perceived as fair. Mr. Abdullah, a former foreign minister, called reporters … Continue reading

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Afghan election victory belongs to a Canadian

While scores of greasy diplomats, would-be power brokers and other such backroom characters have been slinking in and out of the presidential palace in Kabul in recent weeks, a quiet Canadian has been doing his job as the head of … Continue reading

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Is this the man who can fix Afghanistan?

Afghanistan is poised to become “a hopeless case” – even the “biggest tragedy of the 21st century” – unless it elects political leaders who tackle drugs and graft, one presidential hopeful says. With the campaign for the long-anticipated summer election … Continue reading

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41 candidates on ballot

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai and 40 other candidates will appear on the ballot for president this August in a crowded political lineup Afghanistan’s electoral commission chief on Saturday called “shameful.” Karzai is considered the clear front-runner to win Afghanistan’s … Continue reading

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